England Lucy Bronze thinks that racism has increased in women’s football

England defender Lucy Bronze said that the growth of women’s football had led to an increase in racist abuses towards players while the game attracts more and more fans and that the spotlights are amplified.

Bronze, which was the key to victory in the quarter -final of England over Sweden 2025 on Thursday, held an emotional press conference after his teammate Jess Carter, who is black, announced that she had been the target of racist abuses since the start of the tournament.

“”The greater the game, the greater the noise, the more fans there, but the more criticism there are“Said Bronze.

“”We are obviously open to criticism – that is why we love sport – but we are not open to mistreatment. Especially in women’s football, online abuses seem to worsen more and more.

“We see it more in the stadiums of male football and online, but I think that with women’s football, there seems to be a real target online.

“This is something that we are very aware of. There is a way to make a change. There is a solution. I don’t have the answer, but I’m sure there is one.”

Bronze were asked if the abuse that Carter had received would make you think of other young black players twice before playing for England.

“”I hope that these players know that no matter what they go through, they will be supported by this team, that we do not tolerate these actions, that we want to defend the change, not only in football, but in society, that these young players can grow and be heroes and legends of a team from England“She said.

“We create an environment where these players can thrive, be who they want to be, you can come from any background, from any environment and you can represent England as the highest stadium.”

England plays Italy in the semi-finals on Tuesday in Geneva.