Piers Morgan hit with backlash after Women’s World Cup final joke
Some labelled Morgan a ‘disgrace’ for the ‘patronising’ joke
Tag: England football team
Rio Ferdinand calls on government to punish and educate online abusers
“You can go to a game and if you throw a banana on a pitch, there'll be repercussions. Online, you can post a banana to a black player and you're not going to get punished. How is that right? Can't be," the former England footballer and TV pundit said.
In pics: England players respond in best way to racist abuse
"Drinking the tears of the racists."
Man who sent Rashford racist abuse says his family benefitted from free school meals campaign
"He's absolutely brilliant," Scott said. "He's helped my family and I can't thank him enough."
Bukayo Saka says it’s time to call out the people behind the hateful messages
“I knew instantly the kind of hate that I was about to receive and that is a sad reality that your powerful platforms are not doing enough to stop these messages."
Jadon Sancho posts heartfelt message, saying ‘hate will never win’
"To all the young people who have received similar abuse, hold your heads up high and keep chasing the dream.”
Over one million people sign petition to ban racists from football matches for life
"Our England team stood up for all of us - now we must stand up for them."
England fan pens emotional open letter – saying our players ‘deserve so much more from us’
"True fans – of which there are so many – will help stamp out this mockery and abuse and will lift up our fallen stars."
Elevenses: On The Wings Of A Butterfly
From the newsletter: Still, after all this time, the treatment of people of colour remains brutally transactional.