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England s Black players face racial abuse after Euro 2020 defeat
By Michael Holden and Mitch Phillips
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) -Black players in the England soccer team have been subjected to a storm of online racist abuse after their defeat in the final of Euro 2020, drawing wide condemnation from the squad s captain, manager, royalty, religious leaders and politicians.
Marcus Rashford, 23, Jadon Sancho, 21, and Bukayo Saka, 19, were the targets of the abuse after they missed spot-kicks in a penalty shootout with Italy which settled Sunday s final after the game finished as a 1-1 draw.
The comments have prompted a police investigation and wide condemnation, although critics accused some ministers of hypocrisy for refusing to support a high-profile anti-racist stance the players had made during the tournament.
England’s Tyrone Mings says Priti Patel ‘stoked the fire’ of racist abuse with dispute over taking the knee
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England footballer Tyrone Mings has accused Home Secretary Priti Patel of “stoking the fire” that led to the racist abuse of the national team’s stars after they lost to Italy in the final of the Euro 2020 championship by fuelling a controversy over taking the knee.
Both the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Home Secretary both spoke out on Monday to condemn racism aimed at Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho after they missed penalties in the final at Wembley.
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Euro 2020: Marcus Rashford s message to racists as fans cover defaced mural of him with notes of support Marcus Rashford has answered racist trolls who abused him on social media after he missed a penalty in the Euro 2020 final, saying I will never apologise for who I am .
In a long and heartbreaking message about the match against Italy and its aftermath, he wrote all I can say is sorry for the spot kick.
It came as fans covered a mural of him in Manchester that had been defaced with messages of support.
He said: I don t even know where to start and I don t even know how to put into words how I m feeling at this exact time. I ve had a difficult season, I think that s been clear for everyone to see and I probably went into that final with a lack of confidence.