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Carter is in the UK as Gotham are preparing to face Brazilian side SC Corinthians in the semi-finals of the inaugural Women’s Champions Cup at Brentford Stadium on 28 January.<\/p>\n
She moved from nine-time Women’s Super League champions Chelsea to the US in 2024 and has seen a big difference in how players are treated between the two nations.<\/p>\n
While the fans who support the Lionesses and travel to watch games are “amazing”, Carter said she has noticed supporters at Gotham are friendlier than in England.<\/p>\n
“In America they just seem to be so happy and so positive and tell you how great you are, even if you haven’t done that good,” she added.<\/p>\n
“My happiness comes before any form of football anymore, so whatever decision I make on where I’ll play football will be based on where I think I’ll be happiest for myself, my family.”<\/p>\n
Carter’s team-mates rallied round her during Euro 2025 and the squad made the decision to stop the anti-racism gesture of taking a knee before matches when Carter spoke up as it was “clear we and football need to find another way to tackle racism”.<\/p>\n
With the popularity of women’s football growing, Carter said the idea that the sport is a free space for people to be who they want to be is starting to recede.<\/p>\n
“You’re starting to hesitate about who you want to be – and that’s not what we want,” she said.<\/p>\n
“We want it to be family-friendly still. We want great rivalries, but the abuse doesn’t need to come with it.<\/p>\n
“But that’s just got worse, specifically with the Lionesses.<\/p>\n
“The profiles are getting huge now. Every player should feel comfortable walking around the street and being whoever they want to be, and it’s getting to a place where a lot of people don’t feel that kind of comfort any more.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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