Questions have been raised among fans online about a possible split between some key stars within the England women’s team, after Lauren James appeared to unfollow her Lionesses teammates Mary Earps and Ella Toone on social media. social.
It came after the Chelsea star endured a difficult outing against Manchester United during Sunday’s Women’s FA Cup semi-final and was involved in a controversial incident just before half-time.
After Lucía García and Rachel Williams put United up 2-0 in the first half, James responded with a goal just on the stroke of half-time. In an attempt to recover the ball for a quick restart, the England striker appeared to put Millie Turner in a headlock as the United defender attempted to stop play.
Turner later made light of the situation and posted a photo of James putting him in a headlock on her Instagram, among several other images, with the caption ‘KAMMOONNNN.’ He later reposted that image on his story, writing “See you at Wembley my Reds” with a heart-eye emoji and a heart emoji.
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Lauren James unfollowed several England teammates after Chelsea’s loss to Man United
Turner mocked an image of James putting him in a headlock on Instagram
Fans took to social media to question whether there is a divide between the Lionesses.
It has sparked speculation among some fans that a rift is emerging between some members of Sarina Wiegman’s England squad.
One fan took to social media to voice their concerns, writing: “Wondering if something else has happened because Earps and Toone aren’t exactly fringe England players, I hope LJ is okay and I’m glad he’s shielding.”
Others have also criticized the Instagram post, with journalist Beth Fisher writing on X (formerly Twitter) that Tuner’s social media post was “totally classless” and “immature.”
“I don’t know how many times I’ve seen soccer players fight with their opponents for the ball, but once again there are vile comments towards Lauren James,” Fisher said.
“Turner’s subsequent material on social media is totally immature and classless and has added to the pile.”
X user @LH1999x added: ‘Millie Turner and Nancy Baker have completely lost the respect I had for them. Just because you won, you won’t be able to share an image that you know will add fuel to the fire. You might laugh because she posted it, but LJ isn’t laughing about it.
‘He has unfollowed Millie Turner, Mary Earps and Ella Toone. She removed them as followers. Lauren James obviously did NOT find the photo of her funny.
Turner was criticized online by a fan for the post, who wrote: “Turner’s stuff on social media is totally immature and classless.”
Some fans took to social media to criticize Turner for the post, with one calling her “immature.”
Despite James’ first-half goal, United secured a place in the Women’s FA Cup final.
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