LUCY BRONZE snubbed a handshake with the referee after England’s stunning World Cup win over China.
The Lionesses star was the victim of several controversial decision during the 6-1 thrashing on Tuesday.
Sarina Wiegman’s side secured their place in the round of 16 as group winners with the victory.
However, defender Bronze was not impressed with referee Casey Reibelt at full-time and was caught on camera snubbing a handshake with the official.
As players from both teams shook hands with each other and the officials, Bronze could be seen walking past Reibelt despite having just shaken the hand of her assistant.
Fans were quick to spot the snub, with one tweeting: “Lucy Bronze not shaking the ref’s hand, class.”
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Bronze had seen two key decisions go against her during the match.
Firstly, she was ruled as being offside in the build-up for a disallowed England goal shortly before half-time.
Lauren James thought she had put the Lionesses 4-0 up in first half stoppage time before a VAR review deemed Bronze offside.
After the interval, the Barcelona star was on the receiving end of a controversial decision again.
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Bronze was adjudged to have handled the ball inside the area and was booked for her infringement.
Replays from the VAR review showed she had tried to block the ball in front of goal before it struck her arm.
Wang Shuang stepped up to convert the resulting spot-kick and reduce the deficit.
Cameras picked up Bronze’s perplexed reaction to the decision before she later made her feeling’s known to the officials at full-time.
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Her snub is not the first time at the tournament that a player has refused a handshake.
Ireland’s Ruesha Littlejohn made headlines ahead of their opening match against co-hosts Australia.
The midfielder appeared to snub a handshake with Arsenal’s Caitlin Foord, who is a club team-mate of her ex-partner Katie McCabe.
Littlejohn and McCabe’s split after more than seven years together was confirmed on the eve of the tournament.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
