"Littlejohn was sent off in Crystal Palace's League Cup win over Leicester City on Sunday after an altercation with Hannah Cain. The 35-year-old appeared to grab Cain by the neck and the players fell to the ground in a second-half flashpoint. The Football Association has said it's standard three-match ban for violent conduct was "clearly insufficient" and it can seek an extended punishment if a case is "truly exceptional"."
"Ward said "the outpouring of abuse" directed towards Littlejohn on social media "has been a disgrace". "She is a human being. She's someone's daughter and sister. It's not okay," said Ward, who also managed Littlejohn at Aston Villa and Birmingham City. "I look at Ruesha and it's not just because I've got a long-standing relationship with her - some of the stuff I've seen this week has been disgusting.""
""When do we learn that battering people doesn't end well? At what point do we start learning? I was close to Maddy, and we lost Maddy. I was close to Beardy and we lost him. I'm sick of seeing it. I'm sick of seeing hurls of abuse at people." Ward added that social media is getting "worse and worse", and she did not know how the problem could be rectified. "I just hope that when my daughter grows up it disappears. I think"
Ruesha Littlejohn received a red card for an incident with Hannah Cain during Crystal Palace's League Cup win over Leicester City, appearing to grab Cain by the neck. The Football Association noted its standard three-match violent conduct ban but said it could seek an extended punishment if a case is "truly exceptional". Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward strongly condemned the social-media abuse aimed at Littlejohn, calling it a disgrace and disgusting. Ward referenced losing close friends to underline the harm of online abuse and expressed concern that social media hostility is worsening with unclear solutions.
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