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Published 10:57 9 Jul 2021 BST
Updated 11:10 9 Jul 2021 BST
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Nina Farooqi and her friend made an appearance on Stacey Dooley's Instagram story[/caption]
When she checked her phone at halftime, her heart must have sunk. "We were all over the news, my face was on every television screen across the world." Friends from across the world said they saw her, but her work had still not contacted her, so perhaps this was a good sign?
"They said they'd seen I'd been at the game, and I was honest about why I did it. But I didn't get any sympathy at all and they said that's it. That's their call and the consequence of what I did.
"There is a bit of regret, no one wants to get fired, but then also I would have hated the regret of missing out. I'd do it all over again.
"This hasn't come around since 1996, I vividly remember crying on my mum's sofa when Gareth Southgate missed his penalty, and the football fan in me just couldn't do it. Football is my life." https://twitter.com/LBC/status/1413430182476713985 Farooqi's job allowed her to pursue her talent with freelance sports photography at the men's club game and across the Women's Super League. She said that since she was fired, friends in the women's football community have rallied around her, offering her numerous freelancing projects. Though losing her job was undoubtedly hard, Farooqi is now free to explore her true passion. Perhaps there is a silver lining after all, and undoubtedly her boss feels stupid now. After all, she was there to witness the penultimate step before it came home.6 symptoms of pneumonia as Anthony Head dies aged 72
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