Portsmouth sack three players for racist messages about Rashford, Saka, Sancho

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‘Portsmouth Football Club are fully committed to the elimination of all forms of discrimination.'

Manchester United stars Rashford and Sancho and Arsenal winger Saka were all subjected to racist abuse on social media after missing penalties in the final against Italy.

One player is alleged to have wrote: ‘Rashford is getting lynched’, to which another replied: ‘Exactly. N******. All black ones missed.’Portsmouth have now confirmed three players have been released, with the club insisting they are ‘fully committed to the elimination of all forms of discrimination’.

‘We also continue to respectfully appeal for everyone’s consideration in their use of social media posts directed towards any of the club’s employees and any other external parties.’ ‘Three lads who were brilliant all summer had the courage to step up and take a pen when the stakes were high. If you abuse anyone on social media you’re not an England fan and we don’t want you.’‘We have been a beacon of light in bringing people together, in people being able to relate to the national team, and the national team stands for everybody and so that togetherness has to continue.

 

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Agree with this on a group chat. I bet they weren't going to make it anyway!!

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