The Duke of Cambridge has been comforting the three black England footballers subjected to vile racist abuse after missing penalties in the Euros final shoot-out against Italy. A source said William – who said he had been ‘sickened’ by the ‘unacceptable and abhorrent’ racist abuse – has also been liaising with the Football Association about how pressure can be put on social media firms to do more to tackle the issue. ‘I don’t want any child or adult to receive the hateful and hurtful messages that me, Marcus and Jadon have received,’ he wrote. Three years ago he demanded tech firm bosses do more to block those who spout online abuse. No one thing will fix this challenge overnight, but we’re committed to keeping our community safe from abuse.’

Source: Daily Mail July 18, 2021 00:54 UTC