2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Gary Lineker Brands Lauren James’s Stamp On Alozie As ‘Beckhamesque Moment of Madness’

Former Manchester United participant, Gary Lineker has lashed out at England’s ahead, Lauren James’s wild stamp on Tremendous Falcons Michelle Alozie within the spherical 16 conflict of the 2023 FIFA Girls’s World Cup earlier in the present day on the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.

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With the perimeters stage at 0-0, England Girls star, James stamped on the again of Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie within the 86th minute of the spherical of 16 conflict after a collision between each gamers.

Though she was initially yellow-carded, it was overturned for a pink when referee Melissa Borjas consulted the VAR.

Gary Lineker, who’s now a pundit has in contrast Chelsea’s star problem towards Nigeria within the Girls’s World Cup to David Beckham’s notorious pink card towards Argentina in 1998 in Saint-Etienne Beckham as he was additionally despatched off for kicking out Diego Simeone within the last-16.

That incident led to Beckham receiving a big quantity of criticism and abuse from England supporters.

Lineker wrote on Twitter: “The @Lionesses all the way down to 10 as Lauren James has a Beckhamesque second of insanity.”

Vicki Sparks, BBC commentator for the 2023 FIFA Girls’s World Cup additionally made the comparability to the Beckham incident and described James’ actions as ‘fully pointless’.

“Shades of David Beckham towards Argentina from Lauren James. What’s she doing? Why do this? fully pointless from Lauren James.”

Regardless of being all the way down to 10 males, England managed to win 4-2 on penalties to achieve the quarter-finals after the sport ended goalless.

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