Government ministers accused of failing to ‘slap down racism’ as players abused
Home Secretary Priti Patel was accused by England defender Tyrone Mings of ‘stoking the fire’ of racism.
Home Secretary Priti Patel was accused by England defender Tyrone Mings of ‘stoking the fire’ of racism.
Boris Johnson was preparing to hold talks about online abuse with the companies in No 10 in the wake of attacks on England’s football players.
The demonstrations in several cities and towns were some of the biggest displays of anti-government sentiment seen in years.
The UK’s football policing unit has launched an investigation after England players were subjected to racist hate online.
Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were all subjected to abusive posts in the wake of their missed penalties in the shoot-out.
Industry experts have called on platforms to link user accounts to official ID to make social media users more accountable.
The abuse directed at England players has been roundly condemned.
The Duke of Cambridge was among those to respond after black England players were trolled.
Arsenal said they would offer their support to Saka, and told him to hold his head high.
The Football Association also issued a statement saying it is ‘appalled’.
The Leeds midfielder has capped a remarkable rise by helping England reach the Euro 2020 final.
Simon Townley cut Gareth Southgate’s hair in Russia ahead of the 2018 World Cup semi-final.
Leeds midfielder Phillips has started every game for England en route to Sunday’s historic Euro 2020 final showdown against Italy.
The governing body said the post from a personal account had been deleted.
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