Lionesses

[Hopkirk]

If you want to increase your chances of playing for England, girls, get your hair coloured blonde.

[sunny-dave]

I thought the England players were trying to stamp on that sort of thing, Hoppy

[Hopkirk]

Stamp on the opposition I think!

[david small]

Lionesses, my eye…

[douglas9401]

How the mighty are fallen.

What you see is what you get, including the shameful 'support' and putting thuggery down to being 'so young'.

I fully expect a sudden, previously unhinted at family crisis to emerge.

[DTCwordfan]

what she needs is a kick up the backside from our Dutch coach.

[naomi24]

She needs to be sacked. She let her team and her country down. Disgraceful performance.

[1ozzy]

The authorities should tread heavily on this sort of behaviour

[10ClarionSt]

The England girls aint as good as they think they are. Just like the mens' team really. I thought they were fortunate to win the euros last year but they got through that - somehow. Maybe the same will happen this year. I hope they do go on to win it. That'll be really cute for them. In another way, I hope they dont because we'll have all the pointless headlines and hype. Oh, and dye your hair black you girls. OK?

[bhg481]

This woman is representing her country; her behaviour is just not good enough. Whatever her football skills she should be sent home immediately.

[-SharonA-]

How many male footballers of the England team have been sent home when they received a red card??!!

[naomi24]

Perhaps it depends what they receive it for. Deliberately stamping on an opponent has to be up there with the very worst of offences - in my opinion.

[andy-hughes]

The hype around this team is getting out of hand now.

It's being used to excuse appalling behaviour on the field - the 'pressure' and the player being 'young'.

She's twenty-one, not fifteen! And being a professional footballer comes with the 'stress of the big occasion' - it's called doing your job.

This excuse for bad behaviour in sport needs to be stopped, it's condoning thuggery.