‘Unforgivable’ online racist abuse of England players condemned by boss

Published on July 12, 2021 - Duration: 02:27s

‘Unforgivable’ online racist abuse of England players condemned by boss

Gareth Southgate described the racist online abuse directed at some of England’s players after the Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy as “unforgivable”.Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were all targeted by abusive posts in the wake of their missed penalties in the shoot-out.Figures within the sport, from the Government and even the Duke of Cambridge were united in their condemnation for the abuse, and Southgate said: “For some of them to be abused is unforgivable really.


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