Gareth Southgate opted against picking Jack Grealish as England lost on penalties to Italy (Picture: Getty)Trevor Sinclair has slammed Roy Keane for accusing Jack Grealish of not wanting to take a penalty in the Euro 2020 final and believes his comments smacked of ‘sour grapes’ after the Aston Villa captain ditched the Republic of Ireland to play for England. ‘If you’re Sterling or Grealish you cannot sit there and have a young kid walk up ahead of you,’ Keane said on ITV Sport. In a statement on Monday, the FA called on social media bosses to ‘step up’ and introduce the appropriate legislation to eradicate such ‘abhorrent’ messages. ‘We strongly condemn all forms of discrimination and are appalled by the online racism that has been aimed at some of our England players on social media,’ it said. ‘We will do all we can to support the players affected while urging the toughest punishments possible for anyone responsible.

Source: Metro July 15, 2021 07:18 UTC