{"id":90725,"date":"2023-08-10T20:08:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T20:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/10\/lauren-james-given-two-game-womens-world-cup-ban\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T20:08:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T20:08:48","slug":"lauren-james-given-two-game-womens-world-cup-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/10\/lauren-james-given-two-game-womens-world-cup-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauren James given two-game Women&#8217;s World Cup ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lauren-James-Alozie.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Lauren-James-Alozie\"\/><\/div>\n<p>England forward Lauren James has been given a two-match ban by Fifa for her red card in the Women\u2019s World Cup game with Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>James, 21, was sent off for stamping on the back of Michelle Alozie in the last 16-tie, which\u00a0England won on penalties.<\/p>\n<p>The dismissal came with an automatic one-game ban which Fifa has increased, meaning she will miss the semi-final if England get there.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The Lionesses face Colombia in the quarter-finals on Saturday (11:30 BST).<\/p>\n<p>James is England\u2019s top scorer in the tournament, having scored three goals, as well as assisting three more, in the group stages.<\/p>\n<p>The Chelsea forward\u00a0apologised\u00a0to Alozie on social media after the incident and promised to learn from her mistake.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, England boss Sarina Wiegman said: \u201cShe is inexperienced on this stage and in a split-second lost her emotions. It isn\u2019t something she did on purpose. She apologised and felt really bad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe would never want to hurt someone. 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