Support Pours In For Rashford, Sancho And Saka After Racial Abuse

Marcus Rashford addressed the racist abuse he received in a tweet. But the England forward also focused on the message of support he received from fans.
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Fans also rushed to fix a mural dedicated to Rashford which had been defaced with a graffiti. Rashford also received many letters of support.
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England captain Harry Kane backed his teammates and declared that the England football team does not need the supports of fans who resort to racial abuse.
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Former England captain Rio Ferdinand called on social media platforms, football organisations and the UK government to tackle racism. Ferdinand also bemoaned the fact that instead of celebrating England's achievement, people had resorted to abusing the players.
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Former England striker Gary Lineker called the fans who racially abused black England players a small but vocal minority who do not deserve to be called England fans.
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England players Kalvin Phillips (in picture), Tyronne Mings and Mason Mount publicly backed their teammates and called for a stop in racial abuse.
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Mings called out UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for 'stoking racism'. Replying to Patel's tweet where she said she was disgusted by the racial abuse, Mings shot back at Patel stating that she had called the England players' decision to take the knee as 'gesture politics'.
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