England's women's soccer team reached the last eight of the World Cup today by knocking out Nigeria on penalties. During the match, Lauren James was red carded for stamping on an opponent's waist. After the match, England women's soccer manager Wegmann spoke about Lauren James' situation.
It was a split second, it was late in the game and the players were tired," Wegmann said. Lauren was inexperienced on the World Cup stage and did well, but emotionally out of control. She didn't want to hurt anyone, she's the sweetest person I've ever met, and things like that happen and you can't change what happened."
He said, "It's an important lesson, but Lauren really didn't mean it. I've spoken to her and I've told her that sometimes humans can be impulsive. It was a very intense game, full of emotion, and she lost control of her emotions for a split second. Of course, she has apologized, she feels very bad and she didn't mean to hurt anyone."
