Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho missed their penalties as England suffered a 2-3 defeat to Italy in the final of Euro 2020
Three Black players who missed penalty kicks for England in the decisive European Championship shootout against Italy were subjected to racist abuse online, prompting the English Football Association to issue a statement condemning the language used against the players. (More Football News)
Bukayo Saka, at 19 one of the youngest players on the England squad, missed the penalty that gave the title to Italy and denied England its first international trophy since the 1966 World Cup.
It was England's third straight failure from the penalty spot in the shootout, with Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho also missing.
The FA said in a statement it was 바카라appalled바카라 by the abuse of the three players. The team had taken a knee before games at the Euros to signal its support for an end to racial inequality, and the young, multi-ethnic squad won the hearts of the soccer-mad country before the shootout failure brought out all-too-familiar messages of hate.
바카라We will do all we can to support the players affected while urging the toughest punishments possible for anyone responsible,바카라 the FA statement said.
바카라We will continue to do everything we can to stamp discrimination out of the game, but we implore government to act quickly and bring in the appropriate legislation so this abuse has real-life consequences.바카라
London's Metropolitan Police also said it was investigating 바카라offensive and racist바카라 messages on social media.
Rashford, who plays for Manchester United, noted the racial abuse he received on social media in May after the team lost the Europa League final.
England coach Gareth Southgate was criticized for his strategy of bringing in Rashford and Sancho off the bench to take penalties while star Raheem Sterling was sidelined in the shootout.
바카라They were the best takers we had left on the pitch,바카라 Southgate said.
바카라We win and lose together.바카라
(AP)