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Lauren James, an England star, has muted comments on her Instagram account because to concerns about backlash following her Women’s World Cup dismissal.

In the crucial last-16 match, the Chelsea star stamped on the back of Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie and was disqualified after a VAR review.

The sending-off left the Lionesses hanging on with just 10 players through extra time, but England later advanced to the next stage after winning 4-2 on penalties.

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After the game James, 21, restricted who could post comments on her Instagram account, which has 568,000 followers.

The forward appeared to be bracing herself for a barrage of harsh comments about her violent behaviour.