Police to Investigate Racial Abuse of England Players After Euro 2020 Loss

(L-R) England football players Jadon Sancho, Bukayo Saka, and Marcus Rashford during the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium in London on July 11, 2021. Frank Augstein/Facundo Arrizabalaga/Paul Ellis/Pool/AFP/Getty Images

New Scotland Yard said it will investigate after three players from the England football team received racial abuse online.

England lost the European Championship to Italy on Sunday in a penalty shootout, disappointing fans hoping to celebrate the team’s first international trophy since the 1966 World Cup.