Racist abuse of England players is 'unforgivable' - SouthgateEngland captain Harry Kane has told those behind the racist abuse of team-mates Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka: "You're not an England fan and we don't want you." "They deserve support and backing, not the vile racist abuse they've had since last night," Kane said. "This England team deserve to be lauded as heroes, not racially abused on social media," said the prime minister. In February, the government threatened social media companies with "large fines" if they failed to tackle abuse on their platforms. The Professional Footballers' Association joined the condemnation, saying those responsible "represent the worst of us", and that the response from social media companies was "insufficient".

Source: BBC July 12, 2021 18:21 UTC