Over 650,000 fans sign petition to ban racists from football for life

Comedian Eddie Izzard, glamour model Katie Price and rugby legend Phil Vickery join over 650,000 fans in backing petition to ban racists from football for life after England stars Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho were abused online By David Wood for MailOnline Published: 23:09 BST, 12 July 2021 | Updated: 09:34 BST, 13 … Read more

Marcus Rashford says he was ‘close to tears’ when well-wishers covered graffiti on mural

Marcus Rashford today said he was left ‘close to tears’ after well-wishers covered graffiti sprayed on his Manchester mural with loving notes in the wake of his Euro 2020 penalty heartache. The England star, 23, penned an emotional open letter to England fans apologising for his penalty shoot-out miss against Italy at Wembley last night. … Read more

Euro 2020: Nine-year-old England fan sends touching letter to Marcus Rashford after penalty miss

A nine-year-old boy has written a touching letter of support to England striker Marcus Rashford after he missed a penalty in the final defeat of Euro 2020.  England and Italy played out a 1-1 draw on a night of high drama at Wembley but it was the Azzurri who lifted the trophy after Rashford, Jadon … Read more

How England manager Gareth Southgate paid the penalty for Euro 96 miss

For years after his infamous penalty miss at Euro 96, Gareth Southgate was abused in the street and admitted just a fortnight ago that it was ‘always going to hurt’. The now-England manager was even accused of ‘cashing in’ on the incident after starring in a Pizza Hut advert making fun of it just five … Read more

Euro 2020: Marcus Rashford mural is defaced less than an hour after his penalty miss

A mural honouring England footballer Marcus Rashford was vandalised with graffiti less than an hour after he missed a penalty for the Three Lions in last night’s crushing Euros defeat to Italy at Wembley.   Manchester United star Rashford, who was brought on a right-back during extra time in England’s defeat to Roberto Mancini’s squad, missed … Read more

‘It’s not what we stand for’: Gareth Southgate slams ‘unforgivable’ racist abuse

England manager Gareth Southgate this morning described abuse of his players as ‘unforgivable’ after they were targeted by racists overnight. He hit out after mindless social media morons bombarded Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho with abuse after they missed penalties at the team’s Euro 2020 final loss. He spoke out after Prince William and … Read more

Racist morons bombard Saka, Rashford and Sancho with ‘abhorrent’ abuse after trio missed penalties

Racists have bombarded Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jodan Sancho with abhorrent abuse after the trio missed their penalties during tonight’s Euro 2020 final.  The horrific comments have led to the FA condemning its racist fans and saying they are not ‘welcome in following in the team’ and the Metropolitan Police has confirmed its officers … Read more

Euro 2020: Gareth Southgate takes responsibility for choosing England spot-kick takers after loss

‘It’s my fault and it TOTALLY rests on me’: Gareth Southgate takes responsibility for choosing England penalty-takers after heartbreaking Euro 2020 final loss, with Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford all failing to score from the spot By Max Mathews For Mailonline Published: 23:59 BST, 11 July 2021 | Updated: 00:14 BST, 12 July … Read more

Euro 2020: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer adamant Marcus Rashford will ‘be ready’ for final against Italy

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer adamant Marcus Rashford will ‘be ready’ to give his all in Euro 2020 final against Italy if Gareth Southgate calls on him… and praises impact of Manchester United players for England as ‘tremendous’ By Faaez Samadi For Mailonline Published: 17:44 BST, 11 July 2021 | Updated: 18:02 BST, 11 July 2021 Manchester … Read more

England start preparations for Sunday’s Euro 2020 final against Italy at St George’s Park

Still can’t wipe away last night’s smiles! Gareth Southgate leads England training as the work for Sunday’s final against Italy begins with a session with Phil Foden and Co – and everyone’s still grinning ear-to-ear! By Kishan Vaghela For Mailonline Published: 15:36 BST, 8 July 2021 | Updated: 16:06 BST, 8 July 2021 England have … Read more