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Jessica Carter, an English footballer, plays as a centre-back for National Women's Soccer League club Gotham FC and the England national team. The 27-year-old has also played for teams like Chelsea & Birmingham City in her career. She has made 49 appearances for the England national team, and played a major role in EURO’s 2022 title win. Carter was also a crucial member of the English team which finished as the runners-up in the Women's World Cup 2023 after getting defeated by Spain 1-0.
While she continues to remain a pivotal member, Jess recently revealed that she has been racially abused online during the EURO 2025. The English international had to face a lot of criticism for her performance in the opening match of the European Championship in which England were defeated by France. She took to the social media and expressed stating, “Whilst I feel every fan is entitled to their opinion on performance and result I don’t agree or think it’s ok to target someone’s appearance or race.” Jess announced that she will be taking a break from social media as a measure of protecting herself from all the abuse that she has been facing and will maintain her focus on winning games for the national side.
Lionesses’ issues statement on Jess Carter’s racism row
The England national women's team also known as the Lionesses, stood up in support of protecting their player and reacted to the racial abuse faced by the player. They made a statement on their social media, stating that no one should face such kind of abuse due to the difference in their skin colour and stated that they are standing strong with Jessica and any other players who have faced such criticism in the past.
They also announced that they will not be taking the knee before the matches as they feel that football needs to find another way of tackling racism and they also stated that the FA are working closely with the UK police and other appropriate authorities to punish those who have committed such heinous crimes.
