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England Twitter account scores bigger own goal than the one that knocked women’s team out of World Cup

Published 14:22 6 Jul 2015 BST

Updated 15:36 6 Jul 2015 BST

Tom Victor
England Twitter account scores bigger own goal than the one that knocked women’s team out of World Cup

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After their brilliant third-place finish at the Women's World Cup, the England team have returned home to a warm welcome.

But the national side's official Twitter account might not have chosen the best way of expressing the country's pride. An ill-conceived tweet suggested that the returning heroes would "go back to being mothers, partners and daughters", which was rightly slated on social media. https://twitter.com/EmlynBegley/status/618039887288270848 We certainly don't remember the men's side being told after their showing at the 2014 World Cup that they'd "go back to being fathers, partners and sons" (let's just ignore the "heroes" tag on this one), and fans were quick to point out this discrepancy. https://twitter.com/tmbrntt/status/618040857699205120 https://twitter.com/Conorpope/status/618042038437695488 After being made aware of their error of judgement, the social media team backtracked quicker than another English footballer.

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England Twitter account scores bigger own goal than the one that knocked women's team out of World Cup