England manager, Gareth Southgate this morning broke his silence over the ‘unforgivable’ racist abuse of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka after penalty misses against Italy.
The trio missed from the spot as the Italian team won 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out after the final game ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time.
Speaking during a press conference on Monday morning, July 12, Southgate hit out after mindless social media trolls racially abused Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, and Jadon Sancho after they missed penalties at the team’s Euro 2020 final loss.
He said “It’s just not what we stand for. We have been a beacon of light in bringing people together in people being able to relate to the national team, and the national team stands for everybody and so that togetherness has to continue. We have shown the power our country has when it does come together and has that energy and positivity together. It’s my decision who takes the penalties, it’s not a case of players not volunteering or more experienced players backing out.’
Prince William this morning said he was sickened by racist abuse of the England team, describing vile slurs at players as ‘totally unacceptable.
The Duke of Cambridge, who was at the game last night, called for those behind the messages to be punished.
He said “I am sickened by the racist abuse aimed at England players after last night’s match. It is totally unacceptable that players have to endure this abhorrent behaviour. ‘It must stop now and all those involved should be held accountable”