{"id":235449,"date":"2021-07-12T15:33:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T15:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1454219"},"modified":"2021-07-12T15:33:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T15:33:27","slug":"the-abuse-of-englands-football-players-shows-racism-is-still-endemic-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/07\/12\/the-abuse-of-englands-football-players-shows-racism-is-still-endemic-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The abuse of England\u2019s football players shows racism is still endemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

A record-breaking 31m viewers<\/a> sat down to watch the football last night, as England made it into its first men’s major final in years.<\/p>\n

Gareth Southgate’s young, socially conscious team<\/a> stepped out to play Italy under much pressure. And after a tense, seemingly never ending two hours, the game came down to penalties.<\/p>\n

Marcus Rashford’s shot didn’t hit the target. Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were also unlucky, and the final ended in victory for Italy.<\/p>\n

Since then, all three of those players have been subject to vile racist abuse<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n

Hypocrisy<\/h5>\n

The horrifying racism has rightly been widely condemned, with many offering an outpouring of support for the whole team and the incredible job they did to get so far.<\/p>\n

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Solidarity with Rashford, Saka and all @England<\/a> players that have been subjected to disgusting racial abuse. Solidarity with all racialised people who feel anxious and afraid right now. \"\u2764\"\"\u2764\"#racism<\/a> #BlackLivesMatter<\/a><\/p>\n

— #BlackLivesMatterUK (@ukblm) July 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n