- Image of Arsenal player with rival club scarf causes controversy
- ‘There’s more to life than football,’ says fellow Matildas star Grant
Matildas and Tottenham fullback Charli Grant has hit out at football tribalism after fellow Australian Kyra Cooney-Cross, who plays for north London rivals Arsenal, was targeted for abuse by Gunners fans unhappy about an image of her with a Spurs scarf.
Cooney-Cross was pictured in the stands with a Tottenham scarf draped over her shoulder before the FA Cup final at Wembley, won 4-0 by Manchester United, prompting criticism from some English football traditionalists on social media.
Continue reading…Image of Arsenal player with rival club scarf causes controversy‘There’s more to life than football,’ says fellow Matildas star GrantMatildas and Tottenham fullback Charli Grant has hit out at football tribalism after fellow Australian Kyra Cooney-Cross, who plays for north London rivals Arsenal, was targeted for abuse by Gunners fans unhappy about an image of her with a Spurs scarf.Cooney-Cross was pictured in the stands with a Tottenham scarf draped over her shoulder before the FA Cup final at Wembley, won 4-0 by Manchester United, prompting criticism from some English football traditionalists on social media. Continue reading…
