Scott McTominay has lauded Manchester United's signings of midfielder Casemiro and defender Lisandro Martinez this summer.
08.08.2022 - 15:41 / ok.co.uk
They're on top of the world having just conquered Euro 2022, defeating Germany in nail biting extra time and taking home the trophy. But the England Women's Football team lionesses Lucy Bronze, Keira Walsh and Ellen White reveal exclusively to OK! that behind the jubilation of their victory lies years of shocking sexist abuse. Lucy Bronze, who is due to sign for Barcelona, says that some of the messages she receives online are unrepeatable.
"The height of it I wouldn't even repeat it to my own mum, then the lower end of it is typical kitchen banter," she says. Keira White, who plays for Manchester City agrees: "I wouldn't even want to repeat it. I don't want to give a voice to all of the sexiest comments.
I think that's what they want to achieve." And as for how they deal with the nasty comments Lucy says that she reports every single episode of abuse. "I report everything. I think it’s so important." She also says that though blocking the trolls helps in the short term she doesn't feel it deals with the problem and worries the trolls may then just target somebody else.
She says: "Blocking it helps you personally, but sometimes I think they may then target someone else, so I feel a responsibility to report any hateful comments and make sure something is done about it. If we report it we put the responsibility on the social media platforms." Keira also reveals that the team, though triumphant, were even being targeted during the competition. "There was still some [abuse] at the tournament.
But we’re European champions and no one can take that away from us," she says with a smile. All three say that they have experienced sexist attitudes towards women in the game from childhood. Ellen - who also plays for Manchester City -
.Scott McTominay has lauded Manchester United's signings of midfielder Casemiro and defender Lisandro Martinez this summer.
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