Alex Greenwood reveals off nasty eye damage as she jets house to ex-Prem boyfriend
England ace Alex Greenwood’s ugly eye damage was clear to see because the Lionesses waited to board their aircraft house from Australia after the Women’s World Cup remaining. Sarina Wiegman’s aspect have been crushed by Spain on the most important stage, with Olga Carmona scoring the one aim of the sport within the first half.
Greenwood was concerned in an aerial conflict in the direction of the top of the match that left her bleeding from the face, with Spain winger Salma Paralluelo unintentionally kneeing the England defender on her method down. She bravely climbed again to her toes after a prolonged interval of remedy and managed to play out the remainder of the sport with none additional points.
She was left with apparent swelling and a deep reduce close to her proper eyebrow, with BBC commentator Rachel Brown-Finnis saying: “You can see the blood on Alex Greenwood’s head. It’s a high knee to the face from Salma Paralluelo. If it’s a patch-up job, Greenwood will stay on. If there is any whiff of concussion, then a key part of the defence will be gone. This is not a good sight.”
Greenwood later confirmed off her battle scars at Sydney Airport on Monday earlier than flying again to the UK together with her England team-mates. She was noticed with a closely swollen black eye, whereas the reduce beneath her eyebrow additionally stood out as she waited within the departure lounge.
The 29-year-old will probably be reunited together with her boyfriend, former Premier League defender Jack O’Connell, upon her arrival on British shores. The pair grew up collectively as childhood sweethearts on Merseyside and O’Connell, who revamped 160 appearances for Sheffield United earlier than retiring earlier this 12 months, has been in Australia to help Greenwood from the stands.
England’s gamers regarded downbeat of their blue tracksuits on the airport however have been clapped and cheered by locals, with a number of gamers stopping to pose for photos alongside followers. They will now be pressured to attend till 2027 for an additional shot at successful the Women’s World Cup, though they’ve been broadly hailed for the affect of their journey to the ultimate on girls’s soccer as an entire.
Wiegman insisted after England’s defeat that she had no regrets with the best way the event panned out, whereas she additionally gave full credit score to Spain for successful their first Women’s World Cup on the expense of the Lionesses.
“I think we gave everything, the players gave everything,” she stated. “We tried different tactics. I also have to give credit to Spain. I think they were the team over the whole tournament who played the best football.
“Everyone may be very disillusioned. I feel we could be very happy with ourselves [but] it simply doesn’t really feel that method at this second, that takes slightly little bit of time. But all the things we’ve achieved, how we’ve grown into the event, the challenges we’ve earlier than and through it, how we’ve tailored to conditions. We have given all the things that we may.
“Four years is a long time. We’re in a very short turnaround but we’ll start in September with the Nations League to qualify for the Olympics. You want to improve all the time and that’s what I see in the team. This group of players are so eager to be successful, so we want to grab every next moment and be better.”
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