England's Jess Carter applauds the fans at the end of the Women's Euro 2025 semi-final match between England and Italy at Stade de Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
Jess Carter says she might never be able to process all of the emotions she experienced this summer.
The English defender was subjected to online racist abuse during the Women’s European Championship. The distress caused by the abuse was followed by joy when the Lionesses won the Euros and Carter triumphantly lifted the trophy with her teammates after a penalty shootout with Spain.
Carter skipped the team’s celebratory parade in London and instead rushed back to the United States to rejoin her club team, Gotham FC, in the National Women’s Soccer League.
“I think I’ve said it a few times about not really