Reece James has posted an emotional one-word response to his sister’s first goal.
It as the Lionesses took on Denmark, to the delight of fans.
Speaking after the match, the 21-year-old revealed her team-mates had a ‘feeling’ about her potential starring role in Friday’s game.
Lauren was left on the bench for Saturday’s clash with Haiti, but was handed a start from Sarina Wiegman for England’s second .
Her brother Reece took to Twitter shortly after the full-time whistle to praise the fellow Chelsea star.
‘Proud’, he wrote.
Reece shared the Tweet with a throwback picture of the pair playing football together as children.
The 23-year-old hasn’t been shy in sharing his pride at the success of his sister who, as many pointed out, achieved an England goal before him.
Previously, ’ when speaking about his younger sibling during a Twitter discussion.
Speaking after today’s game, Lauren James told the BBC her goal was a ‘dream’ come true.
She continued: ‘It’s something I’ve been thinking about, and most importantly I’m just happy to help my team win.
‘I kind of had a thought [it was going in] but as soon as it hit the net it was a relief.
‘My teammates were really happy for me. They said before the game that they had a good feeling about me today.
‘I’m thankful I had good people around me today.’
In her post-match interview, Sarina Wiegman added: ‘LJ made that beautiful goal, it was really nice.’
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