The FA's social media team have been accused of sexism after posting a message about what the team will do now that the Women's World Cup is over.
The tweet read: "Our #Lionesses go back to being mothers, partners and daughters today, but they have taken on another title - heroes."
The message was quickly deleted, but not before Twitter users posted screengrabs of it on their own accounts.
Take a look at just a few of the best responses to the tweet below:
I think you mean "coaches, journalists, lawyers, financial analysts and professional athletes". #everydaysexism https://t.co/lOergHojFH
— Gary Dunion (@garydunion) July 6, 2015
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Our #Lions go back to being nimrods and jumped-up shoe salesmen, but they have another title – disappointments
— Stuart Heritage (@stuheritage) July 6, 2015
Imagine the people signing off on that @england tweet and going "Nope, no problem here. Can't see anyone thinking this is patronising"
— Martin Belam (@MartinBelam) July 6, 2015
The FA has since released a statement explaining that the wording was taken from the article linked to in the tweet: "The full story was a wider homecoming feature attempting to reflect the many personal stories within the playing squad as has been told throughout the course of the tournament.
"However, we understand that an element of the story appears to have been taken out of context and the opening paragraph was subsequently revised to reflect that fact."
Meanwhile, James Callow, the author of the linked article, has rejected "any accusation of sexism", tweeting: "The piece is intended to sum up a nice moment when players are reunited with their families.
"Human interest is a big part of any sports reporting. I'd have done the same for England men, absolutely."
The women's team reached the semi-final stage of the competition in Canada, and gave the best performance of a professional England team since the men's 1966 World Cup victory.
Danny Dyer was among the celebrities who congratulated the England women's football team after they were agonisingly knocked out of the World Cup.
Meanwhile, ITV will explore the origins of women's football with new drama Honeyballers.
