"As women's soccer grows, so does hate speech."
'England women's football team veteran fullback'Lucy Bronze has something to say about racist hate messages against fellow countryman Jesse Carter, online attacks at the Women's Euro 2025 scene.
Carter declared a temporary suspension of social media during the Euro tournament, saying he experienced many racist insults and hate speech through social networking service (SNS) platforms. In a statement released through X, Carter said "We have suffered a lot of racist insults since the start of the tournament. I think every fan has a right to have their own opinion on performance, results, but I don't agree with targeting someone's appearance or race and it's unacceptable. Because of this, I decided to take a step back from social media. We are always grateful for the heartfelt support of our fans, but we take this step to help the team and keep them focused." "By addressing this issue publicly, I think about the people who write these malicious comments once more, and I hope that this doesn't cause others to go through it. He has made historical changes with the England women's soccer team and is proud to be part of the team. I hope that by addressing this issue publicly, we can bring about another positive change for everyone. Now I will just look forward and focus all my energy on helping the team."
Following Carter's courageous voice, the British Football Association issued a stern warning message saying it was `working with the police to bring those responsible for this hate crime to justice.' The England women's football team decided to stop kneeling anti-racism gestures before the game, saying it became clear that they had to find other ways to address racism.
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Bronze made a clear voice in support of his colleague Carter on the 21st (Korea time) ahead of the women's Euro 2025 semi-final between England and Italy. "After England's international success, the players had to take on more criticism." "As the game gets bigger, the noise becomes louder and the number of fans increases, but the criticism increases as much as it does." "We are open to all criticism. That's why we love this sport. But abuse is unacceptable. Especially in women's soccer, online abuse is getting worse day by day," he said, expressing his awareness of the problem. "Men's soccer sees more of these problems on the field, but women's soccer is a real target online." "We take this matter very seriously. There are ways and solutions that can make a difference. I don't know the answer, but I'm sure there will be."
"We are never powerless as players," Bronze said, adding that England coach Sarina Wiegman and her team had discussions about online abuse before the tournament and the way it posed a particularly big threat to women's football. Arsenal striker Alessia Russo expressed her opinion that `it is better not to use social media because of the destructive power of online abuse,' while Chelsea striker Lauren James, who has experienced several racist violence at the 2023 World Cup in New Zealand, Australia and the Women's Super League in England, also expressed despair, saying `The violence never stops.'
Their comments were made by British tennis player Cathy Boulter in an interview with BBC Sport that she received `online abuse and death threatsIt came out shortly after you said ."
In 2021, English football clubs, players and sports organizations staged a four-day boycott of social media platforms to eradicate online abuse and discrimination.
Bronze stood before the start of the game instead of a kneeling performance, hoping to deliver a voice to the world" he said. "We know that people in higher positions can drive change. But I also know that as players, we are never powerless to change."
"Our voices are loud enough to be heard by social media platforms and international federations such as UEFA and FIFA." "This is what we are proud of as an England women's football team. We created this voice and built the platform so that we could reach the highest level. We are ready to use that platform and voice to drive change," he stressed.
Bronze urged social media platforms to take stronger action against online abuse. "People should be held accountable. Now a small step is not enough "Players don't need social media. We play soccer because we love soccer. I love connecting with my fans, but social media is just a great tool to provide that way, not a necessity." The platforms should be very aware of this. We can thrive without social media," he added.
In response to fellow Carter publicly pointing out the issue of online abuse, Bronze said "It's very supportive of our entire team for her to speak out. Especially for the players who played in the first tournament. "It's very important at a moment like this to be brave, to stand up and speak up, and to see that all your teammates and the country support Carter. " "A lot of players know that this has always been a problem in football. After hearing Jesse's story yesterday, we were very disappointed that he was writing this message to a so-called fan. While Jessie may not speak publicly, what she goes through is obviously a struggle, and we are also well aware that this is not just Jess's problem."
England defender Alex Greenwood's act of taking a knee is no longer aimed at "We need other organizations' 'help' to lead to real change," he said. Greenwood told BBC Radio 5 "We hope other organizations and other teams will share the same feeling as us and want to do something for change. But the responsibility for our team now lies with us, and we feel a really strong enthusiasm for what we have decided to do. We know that what we can do is limited, but we will continue what we can do."
Meanwhile, UEFA has developed and is working on an online abuse-related program that monitors and reports cases during major and European competitions. Created before Euro 2022, the programme will run until 2025, with the results of the survey released at the end of the tournament. FIFA disciplinary regulations revised in May also extended the minimum disciplinary period and strengthened financial penalties to eradicate racist violence. At the 2023 Women's World Cup site, FIFA-led social media protection services were operated by selecting 7,085 malicious comments as violent content and reporting them to social media platforms. Meanwhile, FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressed his "deep sorrow" for the violence inflicted on Carter during the Euro 2025 tournament. "No athlete shall be discriminated against in any form. We have to be free (from all discrimination) so that we can show our best on the field."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
