Racist hatred pours out on England's footballers

The traces of the chaos of an inglorious English football night could not be overlooked. In front of Wembley Stadium, the last disappointed people on the way home were faced with a sea of broken beer cans and other rubbish, and rubbish also piled up around Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus during the night. The London police reported almost two dozen injured officers on Monday, the English FA condemned the fact that fans had tried to storm the final stadium - and the dejected players were racially insulted on social media.

Prince William spoke on Monday of unacceptable and “abhorrent behavior”. “It has to stop now and everyone involved should be held accountable,” said the Queen’s grandson. The racist comments would make him “sick”. In the 2-3 penalty shootout against Italy, Bukayo Saka (19) was the last to shoot, followed by Jadon Sancho (21) and Marcus Rashford (23). “It has to stop now” Prince William “We could not make it clearer that anyone behind such disgusting behavior is not welcome as a supporter of our team,” said the FA, which Prince William heads. “We will do what we can to support the players affected while pushing for the toughest possible penalties for anyone found responsible.” London police announced an investigation.

The English players took one knee before all their European Championship games to take a stand against racism and exclusion. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Home Secretary Priti Patel showed understanding for people who expressed their displeasure with the gesture. After the final, Johnson said: “Those responsible for this appalling abuse should be ashamed.”

Bukayo Saka missed the decisive penalty and intolerable hatred followed on social media. © APA/afp / PAUL ELLIS

Rashford, who plays for Manchester United, made racist insults against him public on several occasions last season. “What the hell are these people thinking?!” said former international Alan Shearer on Monday with the BBC . “What’s wrong with them?! This is so ridiculous, absolutely disgusting.” The discussion will stick with this European Championship final – as will the images of very drunk and abusive fans.

Tens of thousands celebrated peacefully around the final. However, the Three Lions' entry into the final visibly went to their heads for some English people. Except for the almost expected one Riots in the city center also resulted in ugly scenes at the stadium's security fences.

After Johnson announced that he would completely open the country on July 19th, only a few fans adhered to mask and distance rules on Sunday and Monday night. It remains to be feared that an increasing number of virus infections in connection with the EM will also be detected in London. In Great Britain the numbers are rising, particularly because of the Delta variant, which is considered to be more contagious.

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Racist hatred pours out on England's footballers

Thousands celebrated peacefully at Wembley Stadium during the final. But there is also the other side: There was a riot in front of and in the arena and there were a number of arrests. And once again English football is struggling with rampant racism.

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