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England 'disgusted' by racism aimed at players
England's FA condemned racist abuse aimed at Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after shootout misses in the loss to Italy at Euro 2020.
England FA condemn racist abuse aimed at Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho after Euro 2020 shootout loss
England's Football Association released a statement in the early hours of Monday morning condemning the online racist abuse of players following the team's penalty shootout loss to Italy in Sunday's Euro 2020 final.
The sides drew 1-1 after extra time, and Italy won the shootout 3-2, with England players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who are all Black, missing spot kicks.
"The FA strongly condemns all forms of discrimination and is appalled by the online racism that has been aimed at some of our England players on social media," the statement said.
"We could not be clearer that anyone behind such disgusting behaviour is not welcome in following the team. We will do all we can to support the players affected while urging the toughest punishments possible for anyone responsible."
The England team also released a statement condemning the abuse directed at its players on social media.
"We're disgusted that some of our squad -- who have given everything for the shirt this summer -- have been subjected to discriminatory abuse online after tonight's game," the team tweeted.
Arsenal released a statement on Monday as well in support of Saka and said it had processes in place at the club to support him.
"Last night, we saw Bukayo Saka reach the Euro 2020 final at the age of 19 years old," the statement said. "Bukayo has been with us since he was seven and the whole club couldn't have been prouder to see him represent England throughout the tournament. You could feel it right across the club.
"Last night we witnessed the leadership and character we've always known and loved in Bukayo. However, this feeling of pride quickly turned to sorrow at the racist comments our young player was subjected to on his social media platforms after the final whistle.
"Once again, we are sad to have to say we condemn the racism of a number of black players. This cannot continue and the social media platforms and authorities must act to ensure this disgusting abuse to which our players are subjected on a daily basis stops now."
And UEFA followed suit. A statement on Twitter said: "UEFA strongly condemns the disgusting racist abuse directed at several England players on social media after the EURO final, which has no place in football or society. We stand by the players and the English FA's call for the strongest possible punishments."
British police said they would investigate the posts.
"We are aware of a number of offensive and racist social media comments being directed towards footballers following the #Euro2020 final," the Metropolitan Police tweeted.
"This abuse is totally unacceptable, it will not be tolerated and it will be investigated."
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson also condemned the abuse.
He said: "This England team deserve to be lauded as heroes, not racially abused on social media.
"Those responsible for this appalling abuse should be ashamed of themselves."
London Mayor Sadiq Khan called on social media companies to remove such content from their platforms.
"Those responsible for the disgusting online abuse we have seen must be held accountable -- and social media companies need to act immediately to remove and prevent this hate," Khan said in a tweet.
Prince William also condemned the racist abuse of England's players.
"I am sickened by the racist abuse aimed at England players after last night's match," William, Queen Elizabeth's grandson who is president of the English Football Association, said on Twitter.
"It is totally unacceptable that players have to endure this abhorrent behaviour. It must stop now and all those involved should be held accountable."
Later on Monday, Leyton Orient, a lower league side from London, confirmed they had issued a three-year banning order to a supporter following reports of racist abuse during the Euro 2020 final.
"As the club has repeatedly made clear, we take a zero-tolerance approach to any racist abuse or discrimination," a statement read. "Further to the banning order, the supporter will be fully refunded the purchase for their Season Card for the 2021-22 season. The club is extremely proud of its diverse history, and continues to work with local authorities and governing bodies to enact change."
Meanwhile, a mural dedicated to Rashford in Manchester after his work in campaigning for free school meals for the most vulnerable of children in Britain, was vandalised.
Black Players Target of Racist Harassment After England Soccer Loss
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Black Players Target of Racist Harassment After England Soccer Loss
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Marcus Rashford after missing a penalty kick on Sunday. Photo: Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images
In the hours after England lost a gut-wrenching Euro final to Italy, three Black players suffered a cascade of racist abuse on social media. The comments drew condemnation from the team and British authorities, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The players, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, and Bukayo Saka, were singled out for abuse on Twitter and Instagram. Per the Washington Post, this included “monkey and banana emoji and racist comments posted underneath photographs of the players on their personal Instagram accounts.” And a mural dedicated to Rashford in Manchester was vandalized.
Local residents place messages of support over graffiti on a Marcus Rashford mural. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Twitter said it had removed some accounts for abuse violations, and British police said they were investigating the posts.
All three players missed penalty kicks in the shoot-out that determined whether England would win its first major soccer championship since 1966 and finally cast off the demons that have been haunting the country for decades. England squandered an early lead in the game, then squandered another lead in the shoot-out itself, making the loss that much more excruciating.
Race was a major undercurrent throughout the team’s run to the finals, which captivated the country. The team’s makeup, with several descendants of immigrants as starters, was seen as a hopeful symbol of multiracial unity. Its decision to kneel before kickoff to protest racism drew boos from fans and scorn from some Conservative lawmakers, becoming grist for England’s churning culture wars.
But on Sunday, leading figures and organizations across England denounced the abuse. In a statement, the country’s Football Association said it “strongly condemns all forms of discrimination and is appalled by the online racism that has been aimed at some of our England players on social media.” The English team itself tweeted a statement voicing similar sentiments. Prince William, who is president of the Football Association, tweeted, “I am sickened by the racist abuse aimed at England players after last night’s match.” And Prime Minister Johnson, who had previously refused to condemn fans’ booing of the team, said on Twitter, “This England team deserve to be lauded as heroes, not racially abused on social media. Those responsible for this appalling abuse should be ashamed of themselves.”
Messi, Barcelona agree new deal - sources
Lionel Messi and Barcelona have reached an agreement for the forward to sign a five-year deal with the Catalan club, sources have confirmed to ESPN.
Lionel Messi agrees Barcelona contract, accepts significant wage cut - sources
Lionel Messi and Barcelona have reached an agreement for the forward to sign a new five-year deal with the Catalan club, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Sources added that Messi has accepted a significant wage reduction to prolong his stay.
Messi was a free agent after his contract at Barca expired, and he had courted interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City since first revealing a desire to end his 20-year relationship with Barca last summer. The 34-year-old's previous contract, which was worth over €500 million ($594m) over four years, expired at the stroke of midnight on June 30.
However, with the return of Joan Laporta as president in March, Messi grew more open to staying at Camp Nou. An official announcement is expected in the coming days.
Laporta had hoped to finalise an agreement before Messi's previous terms expired. Barca's financial problems made that impossible, though, with their gross debt over €1 billion. Cutbacks have been essential, in terms of transferring players out, reducing the wage bill and getting Messi to accept a lower salary.
La Liga president Javier Tebas has warned Barca they will not be allowed to register Messi's new deal if they are unable to reduce spending to comply with the league's Financial Fair Play rules. Barca's spending limit has been reduced from over €600m to €347m since the coronavirus pandemic, with further reductions expected to be imposed for the upcoming season.
Therefore, to register Messi's new deal, in addition to new signings Sergio Aguero, Memphis Depay, Eric Garcia and Emerson Royal, Barca need to continue reducing the wage bill and moving players on. With that in mind, sources at the club refuse to rule out the departure of Antoine Griezmann, a €120m signing in 2019.
Messi is on holiday with his family after his Copa America glory with Argentina last weekend, which was his first senior trophy with his national team.
He will link up with Ronald Koeman's squad later in the summer, with Barca's league campaign kicking off on Aug. 15 against Real Sociedad at Camp Nou.
Messi had first expressed a desire to leave Barca last August after the 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. His relationship with then-president Josep Maria Bartomeu had reached a breaking point. In a September 2020 interview with Goal, after Barca had blocked his departure, Messi called Bartomeu a "liar" and said the board had been "making things up as they go along" and "plugging holes" for years.
Bartomeu, facing a vote of no confidence, resigned last October and was eventually replaced by Laporta in March. Laporta has a good relationship with Messi and his family. He was Barca's president when Messi made his first-team debut and when he signed his first professional contract with the club.
Sources told ESPN in April that Laporta was working on a contract renewal for Messi that included the option of playing in Major League Soccer before returning to Barcelona.
In public and in private, Laporta had always maintained that he was "convinced" he could persuade Messi to stay. The club have already made a series of signings this summer, bringing in Sergio Aguero, Memphis Depay and Eric Garcia, as well as recalling Emerson Royal.
Messi first joined Barca's academy in 2000 and has gone on to play 778 games for the club, breaking Xavi Hernandez's appearance record last season. He has scored 672 goals, another club record, and has helped Barca win, among other trophies, 10 La Liga titles and the Champions League on four occasions.
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Lionel Messi agrees Barcelona contract, claims report
Rajdeep Saha
Wed, 14 July, 2021, 4:08 pm·2-min read
Lionel Messi agrees Barcelona contract, claims report
15 Jul 2021: Lionel Messi agrees Barcelona contract, claims report
Barcelona ace Lionel Messi has agreed on a contract extension with Barcelona.As per a report in ESPN, Messi has taken a pay cut, besides agreeing on a five-year contract to prolong his stay at the club.Messi was a free agent after his contract with Barca had expired recently.Here are further details on the same.
Pay cut: Messi is believed to have taken a 50% pay cut
The report adds that Messi has taken a 50% pay cut to agree upon a contract extension with Barcelona.The six-time Ballon d'Or winner was officially a free agent as of July 1 after he failed to agree to terms over a renewal before his previous Barcelona contract expired on June 30.Messi will be 39 by the time his new deal runs out.
Fact: Messi's contract had ended on June 30
The 34-year-old legend's previous contract, which was worth over €500 million ($594m) over four years, expired at the stroke of midnight on June 30. Since then he has been a free agent.
Messi: Messi had asked for a transfer in August 2020
Notably, the Argentine had sparked an acrimonious transfer row in August last year, when he officially informed the club of his wish to activate a clause in his contract which would have seen him leave for free.However, La Liga's president Javier Tebas and Josep Maria Bartomeu blocked the move, indicating that the clause was only active until June 10.
Fact: Messi has netted 672 goals for Barcelona
Messi has scored 672 goals in 778 matches for Barcelona. Last season was productive for Messi as he netted 38 goals in all competitions. Messi has netted 474 goals in La Liga for the Spanish giants as well, including 30 last term.
Canada dominates Haiti, increasing group stage lead, 4-1 | FOX Sports
Canada steamrolled Haiti, 4-1, thanks to a pair of goals from Cyle Larin. The Maple Leafs increased their lead in the group play standings of the 2021 Gold Cup with the dominant performance.
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Wayne Rooney says he was BLACKMAILED over pictures of him with women
Football star Wayne Rooney told police he was blackmailed over pictures of him asleep in a hotel room with three 21-year-old women while fully-clothed and in a chair, MailOnline can reveal.
Police reveal they've had NO report from Wayne Rooney over hotel women
Tayler Ryan, Elise Melvin and Brooke Morgan, all 21, partied into the early hours of Sunday with the ex-Manchester United football player at £50-a-night Staycity apartments in Manchester.
Semi-naked women pictured with Rooney are Snapchat model and friends
Wayne Rooney was ridiculed this morning after claims he had reported three semi-naked girls he was pictured with in a hotel to police - with one stunned fan declaring 'If that's a crime, sign me up'.
So Ronaldo is gonna play a lone striker or will he play on the left on move Pogba to Fred's position because Fred is garbage?
At 36, Solskjær better know how to use him. EPL is a much fast pace and more rugged than the Italian and Spanish league.
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At 36, Solskjær better know how to use him. EPL is a much fast pace and more rugged than the Italian and Spanish league.
Seria A and La Liga
He can only play the central striker role. He’s not beating anybody for pace at 36. It’s def not the Ronaldo of old where he would terrorize a wing, but with Pogba and Bruno feeding him, in and around the box, it’s just another goal scoring presence teams are gonna have to deal with.So Ronaldo is gonna play a lone striker or will he take play on the left on move Pogba to Fred's position because Fred is garbage?
At 36, Solskjær better know how to use him. EPL is a much fast pace and more rugged than the Italian and Spanish league.
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Ole has hinted at switching to a 433 anyways so this move makes sense in that regard.
I hope his diving days are behind him.
Martial is a good substitute throughout the season.
His reputation will precede him so I’m sure Prem refs are already on standby for his antics.
Martial can fuck off back to Monaco IMO. Dude does nothing but lose the ball with great regularity .
No more penalty for Bruno and Rashford is officially a bench player.
His tenure at Juventus wasn't all that welcomed.
We’ll see how that goes.
He’s one of the most divisive and hated players on the planet. Comes with the territory. Wouldn’t have expect him to have a warm welcome in Turin and they were right. He got tf outta there af as he could.
i know u happy as shit his old ass still goal machine
these fools got so much money they dont even care
nobody in their right mind wouldnt sell
but if you have 300 billlion yeah 200 is asswipe money
ronaldo is ronaldo, well not really. Ronaldo is Brazilian. Watching him and Ronaldinho was magical. But anyway...
I would have preferred another thumper at CB. It looks like McGuire has gotten even slower if that's even possible. Pace in midfield is needed and another midfield enforcer if McTominay is going to be injured all the time.
Welp, we'll see.
I would have preferred another thumper at CB. It looks like McGuire has gotten even slower if that's even possible. Pace in midfield is needed and another midfield enforcer if McTominay is going to be injured all the time.
Welp, we'll see.
Was like watching a mercy killing lol
29 goals?? You already snow
they never recovered after wenger
wenger fucked it up for everybody
management too and seeing who they got in transfer window is going to get worse
they could have went for saul
hell i would have signed bissamou from brighton
griezzman
Should have never left AM.
He better run before his career go down the hill like Coutinho.
yep never understood the move in first place
he basically had same role like messi at atm
it would never worked
Still got Neves and Rice as options but I won’t front, I thought Camavinga was coming to United cause of the French connection (Martial, Pogba, Varane..)
He would’ve unlocked us completely.
Love the Saul move. Chelsea EASILY have the strongest team in midfield in the league
i dont even know if martial wants to stay
and pogba been flirting with other clubs
so nah. i thought he would go to psg tho
yeah chelsea done good business just stupid to let zouma go
Letting go Abraham was stupid.
Tuchel just didn't like him and I think he has great potential.
Klopp should have went after him.
nah Abraham wasnt ready then he didnt want to bench either
so its better to sell him or loan him out. but they have buy back clause so they not complete idiots.
one thing about htat woman running shit there shit is smart business woman but sometimes she goes overboard like selling matic to man u.
but she makes a lot of money so
nah klopp wont buy abraham he doenst even like playing a real strikers. thats why origi is benching now messi or dybala types fit more in his gameplan.
nah Abraham wasnt ready then he didnt want to bench either
so its better to sell him or loan him out. but they have buy back clause so they not complete idiots.
one thing about htat woman running shit there shit is smart business woman but sometimes she goes overboard like selling matic to man u.
but she makes a lot of money so
nah klopp wont buy abraham he doenst even like playing a real strikers. thats why origi is benching now messi or dybala types fit more in his gameplan.
Origi is trash, that is the reason he is on the bench.
He needs a striker, that same ole tactics ain't gonna win shit.
Just like out Chelsea shut them out playing with 10 men, the result this year will be the same as last year without a striker.