the 3 black players who missed that penalty cakes because seca jayden, sanchez and marcus rushford were getting abused on social media. some of those posts, even including emergencies of monkeys and british police. now fe, they're investigating several cases of racist abuse. but tracking down those responsible is an easy because most of the accounts are anonymous. so rather than celebrating their best tournament result in more than 50 years, the aftermath here has been ugly. exact. it's important to keep in mind though, that the racist backlash didn't start with that penalty shootout several black england players face similar kinds of racist abuse before and say that unfair criticism has been leveled at them by the u. k. right. when pref, marcus, russia, for example, he spoken out on child poverty, he frequently the subject of dubious stories in the tabloids about his lavish lifestyle and his quote, luxury homes. contrast that with glowing coverage of campaigning, former football of white, like david beckons. and what about the johnson government? what's its position on the abuse of its

she aligns with a likes, a basketball player, le bron james football or marcus rushford and tennis player. now me a soccer actually to combine action on the field or the court with activism on the web. raising awareness about issues like inequality, racism, and police violence. bringing politics into around that hasn't always welcomed it. the world of sports for too long athletes were considered to be unintelligent performers, which is really not the case. we've seen sports be a vehicle for really important discussions about anti blackness, anti and vision, 80 homophobia, islam, a phobia we have to remember sports has always been a political space. players for marginalized communities have more labor that is expected of them. as opposed to like a white straight footballer who doesn't have to worry about their humanity. so fighting for equality and equity, these are things that the marginalized athletes have always had to do. what's interesting is that athletes now are seeing an opportunity in the corner in platforms now to speak up at scale and in collaboration with or at least of similar

the statement of solidarity protested that the mural of england football marcus rushford in manchester, which was the fate stuff to sunday euros, final rushman well known for a successful campaign for more free school meals. during the pandemic. he and 2 other young black players received online racial abuse after fading to school penalties against italy. that was at the heart of wednesday's prime minister's questions. the labor opposition accusing the government of using anti racism as a political football. the documents have been trying to focus cultural and i realized that on the wrong side a now and i hope that nobody's motive. why now would have concerns with p both that he's not watching his own team. more else with another concern than piece that might say that marcus rushman spend too much time playing full of what he's actually trying to feed children, that the government won't. or he's johnson said he utterly condemned the abuse and would amend football, binding orders that normally use to bar individuals to take part in. for example, races, chancing all hooliganism from atte

and behold, the next morning i wake up and all the players that embrace the abused players. marcus rushford, who i said again, helped speed the country. he thought i was very close with his body double what a little bit campaigns he is, an absolute jennings. he's a role model, a super hero, in my opinion, dice, that's what he used to me. he's a super easy is a moment to many kids. i don't know the devastator seen his mural, b, b, dis, face and words like the n word on it and go back to your country. yes. has been great since that, but it's not needed for me. it's awful. so let me just look at the markers rush, fred euro was a bill from your at the come up. they cover up the coast was pretty, pretty quickly and the insults pretty quickly. this conversation is not just about the ugliness though, that comes out of football. i would be remiss if i didn't show this right. this is incredible. look at all of these people here, black lives matter, england, 3 lions and all of these people saying what is happening in england right now with racism against english play it. oh yeah. yeah. not right, doe

and i say that because i can add so much to the england side. marcus rushford feed in the country, given that school given up schools mil to the, to the needed bringing up the ratio and qualities. there was so many players that looked like me and i looked up to an awful. this is something different is the england team. i've never been able to, to associate myself. we have so so deeply and then, and then again, we lost and we are from heroes, an adventure on the black plays to for the billions and get them on the boss in colors. and it seems to be the story all the time. and i'm part of it. i really am . i'm going to show a moment because you are you covering the view? i said don't robbie and this is on duty. so i'm just going to show my where, where the premise to be show happened. like you see this, this is what happened. have a look. ah, it's painful to play this, but let's get the the me the the that you can be disappointed with your team performance. but why be racist exact for me for me. ah, i wish we had the arts and so that i always say you can be critical, never personal. the i a

minister bar johnson has condemned the online racist abuse against england's black football as marcus rushford, jason sancho and book i of soccer tug of have after missing penalty kicks and sunday 0. 2020 final against italy. the metropolitan police say it's opened an investigation. the industry association issued the statement, the f a strongly condemns all forms of discrimination and as a pulled by the online racism that has been aimed at some of our england players on social media. we could not be clear up that anyone behind such disgusting behavior is not welcome in following the team. we will do all we can to support players affected while urging the toughest punishments possible for anyone responsible. we'll hear from not in barbara in london shortly 1st. adam rainy has more now from room. when some of the black england players were on the screen, there were particular booze directed toward them and racist comments. now that was a minor affair, and a large part, most of towns were focused on their side. the, the town team itself took a ne, along with the english side. but there are repor

because soccer, jayden sancho and marcus rushford. it found only 6 of them were taken down by early wednesday. 2 days after they were reported to instagram, moderators, that's just 5.7 percent. a platform also failed to act on 42 comments comparing players to monkeys, 17 comments using the n word and 15, telling them to return to their countries. all 3 players were born and raised in the u. k. what am ron honored? has the center for countering digital hate joined us by skype from the state of georgia in the u. s. so you, as we saw very you identified over a 100 different accounts which directed this racist abuse against english football . as in, tell us more about the evidence you gathered, what it suggests about who is behind this abuse and, and where they are. well, on sunday, after watching the game which was depressing for all fans of being mish football team, my team decided to go and test whether or not the platforms who but they've known to 10 years that they have a serious problem with racial, abusive football, is in moments o

spends too much time playing _ marcus rushford spends too much time playing politics when he's actuallyn he's actually trying to feed children that the government won't? and white with the prime _ government won't? and white with the prime minister refused time and time again. _ prime minister refused time and time again. even— prime minister refused time and time again, even now, to condemn those who brew_ again, even now, to condemn those who brew our— again, even now, to condemn those who brew our players for standing up against _ who brew our players for standing up against racism? mr speaker, what is it that _ against racism? mr speaker, what is it that this— against racism? mr speaker, what is it that this english team symbolises that this _ it that this english team symbolises that this conservative party is so afraid _ that this conservative party is so afraid of? — that this conservative party is so afraid of? , ,., that this conservative party is so afraid of? , , .,, , that this conservative party is so afraid of? , , , , afraid of? just so people, this is developed _ afraid

brought on in the later stages of the second period that with the penalty shoot—out in mind, marcus rushforder this to mrs that led to and getting the chance to bring them back and the penalty shoot, ultimately his penalty was saved as well and so three penalties missed for england in that shoot—out and sadly for england, it ends their hope of lifting this for the first time. but italy was the better team throughout that match as they go on now to win this tournament for the second time in their history, the last time was back in 1968. the most recent trophy back at the world cup. a disappointment ultimately for england, sure. we will leave you with the celebrations and rome. 0ur viewers internationally have left us for the evening. thank you for watching bbc news in the uk. normally at this time of the evening, will give you a review, but it went to penalties and yes, it is all over but the night is just beginning for some. those first editions of the papers are going to be arriving very late but here are two people who worked at the cold face of the newspaper industry that are with us and

it is very huge show of support for footballer marcus rushford.nd thousands of messages of thanks and support have been posted and in the last few minutes what's actually happened is instead of local people from the community we had people come from all over the uk, some of them from london, birmingham, people as far and wide as ireland have come to say they want to show support. at the moment there is an anti—person, antiracism group which is also protesting as well with the occasional chat. everyone around here sues marcus radford as a local hero. notjust a footballer but this mirror was also because is it social enterprise work remember markers rashford successfully campaigned to have free school meals for primary school kids. every now and again this applause and someone telling a story about marcus rashford has helped them and given them hope. borisjohnson's government has seen off a conservative rebellion over the plans to cut the foreign aid budget. several senior tories, including his immediate predecessor theresa may, voted against the pl

the last months were people have been able to be together again for a major sporting event and marcus rushfordd shirt on. are the up and no wonder they need to change of shirt, imagine what the sweaty 90 minutes to suspend, pretty sweaty 90 minutes to suspend, pretty sweaty one for the as well. it is a c that you have to say it is a very good nature in the stadium tonight. yes, there've been some booze, but it's been pretty respectful on the whole and this is what gareth southgate wanted to set for the standard. he was talking with the blowing of the italian national anthem when he was on five wayjust morning he said look, sometimes when you're brewing at them, you're giving a boost to the other side, you give them a bit of encouragement, they determined to see wrong and that was a clever and subtle way by gareth southgate to say defence, do not criticise them, don't do it. it's not smart and might actually be counterproductive. tonight, the game got off with a very good mood and the spirit on the whole it's been in a few scrappy encounters between the teams, the two sides have been treated mu

sad that we are talking today notjust about any football, but about the abuse directed towards marcus rushfordjadon sancho and bukayo saka. and that we are notjust focusing purely on what happened on the pitch. we have heard gareth southgate say that abuse is absolutely unforgivable. clearly he and his team, those players, they gave their everything throughout this tournament and we know from what they have said that they desperately wanted to bring football home, bring it that european championship home here to england and at the feelings in the camp today, the england camp, really visceral in that regard. you could tell that when a gareth southgate said it felt as though his stomach had been ripped out, the fact they had been ripped out, the fact they had not been able to deliver on that great hope and expectation. let's hear a bit now about what gareth southgate had to say. saka has to score. it's saved by donnarumma, and it's italy who are the champions of europe! so near, yet so agonisingly far. england know all about the pain of penalty shoot—outs, but this one felt especially cruel — th