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Jul 21, 2025, 08:25 AM ET
England skipper Leah Williamson trained with the squad connected Monday successful a large boost to the squad up of their Euro 2025 semifinal against Italy connected Tuesday.
Williamson limped disconnected with an ankle wounded precocious successful Thursday's dramatic quarterfinal victory implicit Sweden which was decided by a punishment shootout.
Although determination had been questions astir Williamson's fitness, England defender Esme Morgan said the squad were "very optimistic Leah volition beryllium fine."
Williamson captained England to their Euro 2022 triumph but aft missing the 2023 World Cup done injury, she has captained the Lioneses erstwhile again successful Switzerland.
Jess Carter, who connected Sunday announced she would beryllium stepping backmost from societal media aft she was the target of racist abuse, besides trained.
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The Lionesses announced arsenic a group, they enactment Carter and volition nary longer instrumentality the genu earlier matches arsenic it "is wide we and shot request to find different mode to tackle racism."
Football Association CEO Mark Bullingham said the FA has contacted UK constabulary "to guarantee those liable for this hatred transgression are brought to justice."
"We basal with Jess. We basal with each subordinate and each idiosyncratic who has suffered from racist abuse." FIFA president Gianni Infantino said successful a statement. "No subordinate should beryllium discriminated against successful immoderate way, they should beryllium escaped to beryllium astatine their precise champion connected the pitch.
"In this instance, we volition beryllium offering our enactment with immoderate further enactment required, arsenic good arsenic sharing information for due enactment to beryllium taken against immoderate perpetrators."
Defending champions England are appearing successful their sixth consecutive European Championship semifinal.
