‘Unforgivable’: Gareth Southgate on racist abuse of England players

  • Mural of Marcus Rashford defaced in Manchester
  • Guardian analysis shows scale of abusive messages on Twitter

Figures from across the world of football have shown their support for England’s black stars after they were subjected to another night of racist abuse on social media following defeat in the European Championship final.

Provisional data analysis conducted by the Guardian, in collaboration with Hope Not Hate, found more than 120 instances of England players receiving direct racial abuse on Twitter in the hours following the game. The majority of messages contained the n-word while others compared players to monkeys or used emojis associated with racist slurs. This compares to 44 racist messages during England’s first three matches of the tournament. Streams of abuse were also posted on Instagram.

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Source: The Guardian