'They all found it funny' - England's Keira Walsh reveals she was never concerned about possible ACL nightmare and was actually 'embarrassed' before making swift Lionesses return at Women's World Cup

• Walsh knew she did not suffer ACL injury
• Came back to the team after one match
• Was embarrassed to make a swift return

WHAT HAPPENED? The Barcelona star, who is currently the most expensive player in the world, suffered an injury against Denmark in a Women's World Cup group stage clash and had to leave the pitch on a stretcher. After an initial ACL injury scare it came out that her injury was not too grave as she returned to action for the Lionesses game against Nigeria in the knock-out stage.

Walsh has now revealed that she was aware from the very beginning that it was not an ACL injury and she was embarrassed to make a quick comeback to the team as her colleagues knew of her condition despite media reports suggesting otherwise.

WHAT THEY SAID: Speaking to BBC Sportsday, Walsh said, "I wasn't too worried about my ACL - obviously everyone else was in the media - but straight away I knew it wasn't. It was just a different pain for me. They all found it really funny that I had to go off on a stretcher, I think more so because I was embarrassed. Obviously, they were worried about my knee, but obviously, they know me as a person and they know that I would be really embarrassed."

THE BIGGER PICTURE: The Lionesses reached the knock-out stage topping their group with a hundred per cent record but faltered a bit in the round of 16 as they were held to a goalless draw by Nigeria. But a penalty shootout win confirmed their progress in the ongoing Women's World Cup.

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WHAT NEXT FOR KEIRA WALSH? The midfielder will be next seen in action on Saturday when England face Colombia in the last-eight stage.