Euro 2020: Boris Johnson condemns racist abuse of England players after shootout defeat to Italy

Racist abuse was especially directed towards black England players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who missed penalty kicks in the shootout.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned racist abuse directed towards players of the England football team after their narrow defeat to Italy in the final of the 2020 European Championships. This England team deserve to be lauded as heroes, not racially abused on social media.Those responsible for this appalling abuse should be ashamed of themselves. "This England team deserve to be lauded as heroes, not racially abused on social media. Those responsible for this appalling abuse should be ashamed of themselves," Johnson wrote on Twitter.