Immature Idiot, the only two words i can use to describe James, as i have always said, it does not matter how brilliant a player you are, you are no good to any team, domestic or International, when you are a liability
Today, James became that liability, James was man marked throughout the game by a superb Nigerian player, the same player James stepped on/walked on (James didn't stamp on her), frustration is no excuse for that behaviour, nothing less than a red card was warranted
Under F.I.F.A rules, a minimum one game ban, unless it is seen as violent behaviour, all depending the F.I.F.A interpretation of what happened, could then be a minimum 3 game ban
Anyway, rant over
Nigeria were the bigger, stronger, harder team, they didn't have the majority of the ball, they did have 20 plus attempts on goal, even though only two were on target, once they find their prolific scorers in the final third
England held strong, under pressure, and, to be perfectly honest, did a smash and grab, they committed daylight robbery, Nigeria were the better team who lost today, England were not the better team who stepped up with the penalties to win
Either Columbia or Jamaica, whoever it is in the Quarter Final, are not going to be any easier than Nigeria
Games on
Talking of teams of the future, got to mention Portugal, those ladies are technically gifted, again, as with Nigeria and a handful of others, they just need to sort out the final third, the prolific goalscorers, and they will, in time
Finally, the standard of football compared to four years ago, and the speed it is moving at, the mens game took several decades to get to where it is now, if the ladies game keeps progressing at the speed it is, it will take half of that time to get there