Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka were among the five England players who braved the pressures of the penalty shootout at the end of the championship. But they all missed the mark, unleashing a surge of racist abuse on social media against the players, all of whom are young Black men. “The racist abuse made me really sad,” Israel said. “Speaking to the pupils this week, they’re more upset that Marcus has had to deal with racist abuse than the fact that England lost in the final,” she said. “We’ve come out in force to say, ‘Not in Manchester, not in our name, and not against Marcus Rashford.’ ”

Source: Indian Express July 14, 2021 04:46 UTC