Be careful about washing your linen in public, particularly in front of 75,000 fans and with a battery of cameras trained on your every move.
Ruesha Littlejohn appears to have beef with the Australia star Caitlin Foord and by snubbing the pre-match handshake with one of the leading Matildas and then appearing to square up to her after the final whistle, it has inevitably caused quite a stir and raised a number of questions.
At least the Ireland manager, Vera Pauw, doesn’t have an issue with Littlejohn’s behaviour. When asked about it, she replied: “I am very proud of Ruesha, that is my only answer,” and she then moved away before that assertion could be tested.
Clips showed Littlejohn, the Ireland No 8, pulling her hand away from Foord during the pre-match handshakes
The handshake that wasn’t is hardly likely to besmirch
