Bukayo Saka – one of England’s black stars who suffered online abuse following the Euro 2020 final defeat – said “he is in so much pain” after missing a penalty but “will not let this moment or the negativity that I received break me down “.
The winger and his teammates Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, have been the target of racist comments on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter after missing their penalties in Sunday’s match against Italy at Wembley.
Saka called on social media companies to protect users from such abuse.
Writing on Twitter, the Arsenal player said: “I don’t want a child or an adult to have to receive the hateful and hurtful messages that I, Marcus and Jadon have received this week.
“I instantly knew the kind of hate I was about to receive and it is a sad reality that your powerful platforms are not doing enough to stop these messages.”
Saka, 19, said there was “no room for racism or hatred of any kind in football or any area of society.”
And he said that by people reporting the abusive messages to the police and “chasing away hatred by being kind to each other, we will win.”
Referring to missing his free kick, Saka said: “There are no words to tell you how disappointed I was with the result and my penalty.”
He added: “My reaction after the match said it all, I was in so much pain and felt like I was letting you down and my English family but I can promise you. I won’t let that go. moment when the negativity I received this week is breaking me. “
Saka said he was “sorry” that the team did not triumph in the European Championship final, but he promised “we will give all we have to make sure this generation knows what is that of winning “.
Saka was consoled by manager Gareth Southgate after missing his penalty
His comments come as a police unit has been set up to investigate an upsurge in reports of racist abuse against English players.
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This notice was published: 2021-07-15 15:27:00
