England's women's soccer team advanced to the Women's World Cup 1/8 finals on August 8 after a close match against Nigeria's women's soccer team that ended in a penalty shootout. During the match, Lauren James was red-carded after she inadvertently stepped on Nigerian women's soccer player Alozi.
After the game, Alozi said, "James is a strong player. It was very important for us not to have her on the pitch. We didn't want to see her active in the game and threatening her goals. Her departure is good for us.
He said, "It's just that her reaction after that shoveling surprised me a little bit and I don't think it was a necessary move, but I'm fine now and my butt is fine. At first I was a little confused and didn't understand what was going on, but now it doesn't bother me anymore and what happened in the game let it stay in the game."
