The FA were forced to condemn fans that swamped social media with racist abuse after England lost to Italy in the final of the European Championships.
Marcus Rashford, Jason Sancho and Bukaya Saka missed from the penalty spot as the Italians won 3-2 in the shoot-out after a 1-1 draw.
The match had started perfectly for the home side with an early goal from Luke Shaw but Italy equalised in the 67th minute with a close-range effort from Leonardo Bonucci.
Jordan Pickford saved three penalties in the shoot-out but Italy went one better to lift the trophy- unleashing poison across social media at the players who failed from the penalty spot.
From the pre-tournament friendlies Gareth Southgate has pleaded with fans to respect players Taking The Knee but it has been a losing battle with that gesture again booed by fans inside Wembley.
We’ve issued a statement after a number of @England players were subjected to racist abuse online following the #EURO2020 final: https://t.co/B7gB180OQa
— The FA (@FA) July 12, 2021
England penalty-takers hit by racist abuse.
England’s Football Association says it is appalled and disgusted after racist trolls targeted Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka following Sunday’s #EURO2020 final defeat to Italyhttps://t.co/eCWwCUerrP pic.twitter.com/R2LnNANOix
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 12, 2021
Arsenal and Man Utd condemn racist abuse of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Sakahttps://t.co/3S5y47R55c pic.twitter.com/40S9iY1WRp
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) July 12, 2021
