Last updated on .From the section EnglandJadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford missed penalties in England's shootout defeatThe UK prime minister and the Football Association have condemned racist abuse aimed at England's Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka after the Euro 2020 final defeat by Italy. All three players missed penalties in the 3-2 shootout loss and were targeted on social media after the game. "This England team deserve to be lauded as heroes, not racially abused on social media," he said. The FA said it was "appalled" by the "online racism" of the three players following the defeat at Wembley. Rashford highlighted racial abuse he received on social media in May after losing the Europa League final with Manchester United.

Source: BBC July 11, 2021 23:52 UTC