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Hi, Guardian Football Weekly fans. It's Faye here. Now, after we recorded today's pod

reviewing Saturday's quarterfinals

and previewing the two semi-finals this week,

some news broke that we have to address.

And so myself and Susie Rack have just jumped on

to update you before you can then listen

to the pod that we recorded this morning.

So the news concerns England defender Jess Carter,

who's posted a message on social media addressing racist abuse she's suffered

throughout the Euro 2025 tournament.

You can read Susie's article on The Guardian,

which has just gone up online for a bit more detail on this as well.

Before we hear from Susie, this is Jess's Instagram post

in full. A message to the fans. From the start of the tournament, I've experienced a lot of racial

abuse. While I feel every fan is entitled to their opinion on performance and result, I don't

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