Jess Carter relieved when white teammate missed penalty
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Jess Carter relieved when white teammate missed penalty
Jess Carter says she felt “a sigh of relief” when a white teammate also missed a penalty in England’s Euros quarter-final, fearing the racial abuse Lauren James would face if she was the only player to miss.
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Jess Carter says racist abuse during the UEFA Women’s Euros made her “feel small” and devastated her family, who struggled to support her from afar while she was in Switzerland.
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England defender Jess Carter tells ITV News she faced “violently aggressive” racist abuse from the moment she stepped onto the pitch at the UEFA Women’s Euros, and explains how her sister persuaded her to speak out.
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Jess Carter says she was “too scared to play” on the eve of the UEFA Women’s Euros final against Spain, fearing both football criticism and racial abuse if she made a mistake.
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Skills Minister Baroness Smith says new technical colleges will each train 40,000 construction workers over the next four years, supporting the Government’s plan to build 1.5 million homes this Parliament.
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Shadow Home Office minister Matt Vickers says any peace deal in Ukraine must be decided by its people, adding the UK must remain robust with Vladimir Putin.
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