The manager of the England team called the abuse “unforgivable,” and London’s Metropolitan Police said they would investigate.
London — Three Black players on England’s national soccer team have been subjected to racist abuse online after in the European Championship finals Sunday night. The players — Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka — helped carry the England team though the tournament, but missed penalty shots in the final match against Italy. The abuse has been condemned by leaders across the country, including Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan, and the Football Association, who called on social media companies to “take accountability and action to ban abusers.” “The FA strongly condemns all forms of discrimination and is appalled by the online racism that has been aimed at some of our England players on social media,” the group said in a statement.
