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Alisha Lehmann Navigates Social Media Attention and Football Career

Alisha Lehmann, a Leicester City striker, is known as one of the most recognizable female soccer players. Lehmann acknowledges the public perception established by her large social media following and the attention she receives.

Lehmann has over 16 million Instagram followers and 11.8 million on TikTok. The media focused on Lehmann's off-field persona when she moved in January. Lehmann says that she struggled more with negative attention when she was younger. She even asked her mother if she could quit playing football. Lehmann says that she now ensures that nothing she does before training or a game will negatively affect her play. She emphasizes the effort she puts into her football career.

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  • BBC — Alisha Lehmann: Leicester striker on social media and coping with online criticism
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