Following the defeat in the Euro 2020 final, young black players of the England team were flooded with racial slurs including monkey and banana emojis
"We're disgusted that some of our squad –- who have given everything for the shirt this summer –- have been subjected to discriminatory abuse online after tonight's game," the England FA tweeted.London's Metropolitan Police said it was investigating the "offensive and racist" posts.
"We are aware of a number of offensive and racist social media comments being directed towards footballers following the #Euro2020 final," it said in a tweet.Manchester United star Rashford has been racially targeted many times as he recentlyEngland's players have made a strong stand against racism at the tournament, taking a knee before their games including Sunday's final. However, their stance has been criticised by conservatives who called it “gesture politics”.
This is why we take the knee. Praying for a better future - worthy of the values, beauty and respect exemplified by every single England player.
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