Fans in England were asked at the end of March whether they thought racism existed in professional football in the country, before being asked the question again in June and once more following the Euro 2020 final. Following the racist abuse of Rashford, Sancho and Saka, seven in 10 football fans in England (71 per cent) now think that professional English football has a serious problem with racism, a rise of 17 per cent since the start of the tournament last month. This represents a significant conversion among those who had previously acknowledged that racism existed in English football, but did not consider it to be serious. Only 2 per cent of fans think racism does not exist at all in English football. YouGov's latest data shows that six in 10 (60 per cent) of English fans support the action, an increase of five per cent compared to the week before the Euro 2020 final, and seven per cent compared to mid-June.

Source: Sky sports July 22, 2021 06:00 UTC