2023-07-23 18:28:46
English media alerted an event that happened between two players in the previous one of Australia and Ireland
The women’s soccer World Cup advances without any major surprises with the victories of the teams that were candidates for the title at the beginning, although the eyes during the last hours moved towards an extra-sports issue that broke out in Ireland. Ruesha Littlejohn and Katie McCabe share the midfield and were a couple for seven years, but their separation in the weeks leading up to the tournament came to a head on the opening day of the World Cup with an unexpected protagonist: Australian Caitlin Foord.
The European cast took to the field at Stadium Australia in Sydney to face the locals for the first day of Group B, a zone they share with Nigeria and Canada. At the time of the protocol greeting, the footballers of both teams were complying with the steps prior to the start until the Daily Mail newspaper in England noticed a particular detail.
In the images it was possible to see how Littlejohn made a gesture removing his hand at the moment of shaking the palm of Foord herself, following the latter has enjoyed a few days of vacation with McCabe, with whom he shares the England Arsenal squad.
The 1-0 victory of the Oceanic team had both McCabe and Littlejohn as starters in the midfield of the European cast. This detail in the preview of the match between Littlejohn and Foord, a friend of his ex-partner, was not overlooked by the English morning paper, which classified the event as a “snub”.
He even assured that Littlejohn approached Foord while the teams were still on the pitch and had to be “retained” by her teammates to avoid further escalation of the situation with the 28-year-old midfielder. This triggered endless speculation, because fans began to think that the disagreement might be directly linked to the separation, but both this medium and The Sun denied this version.
The cross between Ruesha Littlejohn and Caitlin Foord
One of the people close to the host country offered his testimony for the first source cited: “It is clear that there is still some tension around Littlejohn, which seems to have spilled over a bit on Thursday night.”
“Caitlin and Katie play together for Arsenal. They spend a lot of time together. But there is nothing more than that, ”she added regarding the teammates in the squad of the English runner-up. The fact that they highlight is that following the end of the season, they went to Ibiza together in the company of friends to relax before focusing on the competition.
It should be remembered that, according to the Daily Mail, Foord also recently parted ways with Swiss midfielder and Arsenal footballer Lia Walti. “Contacted through her representative, Foord declined to comment on the incident,” the European newspaper reported. Experts on the Matildas, Australia’s nickname, insist that they are “good friends and that their friendship had nothing to do with McCabe’s breakup with Littlejohn.”
Ruesha Littlejohn and Katie McCabe were a couple for seven years
It was McCabe herself who had made the break in love ties official in an interview with Players Tribune in the United Kingdom following having started dating Ruesha Littlejohn in 2016 and having made the relationship public in 2019. The couple used to regularly carry out campaigns focused on helping young people who fight for equality.
The issue was also replicated in Ireland, through the Independent newspaper. “Vera Pauw evades the question regarding Ruesha Littlejohn’s apparent slight to Australian Caitlin Foord,” the newspaper headlined the note regarding the question asked of the Irish coach. “Pauw was reluctant to speak directly regarding the alleged slight,” she said. And they quoted the phrase of the host of the national team: “I only have one answer… I am very proud of Ruesha, I am very proud of Ruesha, that is my only answer.”
The Daily Mail quoted an anonymous source as saying that there was “tension around Littlejohn” following the incident with Foord. “Littlejohn refused to shake hands with the Australian star due to the latter’s close friendship with her ex-girlfriend, Ireland captain Katie McCabe,” they explained in the media on the subject.
In the midst of this unsuspected scenario, Ireland will face Canada from 9 on Wednesday for the second date of Group B and they are obliged to win to remain excited regarding qualifying for the next phase in the first World Cup in their history. On the opposite side, Australia will go once morest Nigeria and a win will catapult them into the round of 16.
Katie McCabe and Caitlin Foord during the holidays in Ibiza (Instagram)
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