The final of the European Championship between England and Italy continues to generate controversy, not because of the game itself, but because of the reactions of a group of fans, who attacked some English footballers, such as Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Bukaya Saka, with racist insults for defeat.
These three footballers were victims of various attacks with insults and threats, after they failed their respective penalties in the definition that enshrined Italy as champion of the European Championship. As a result of this, the English Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that he will impose fines on social networks in case they do not eradicate racism, which have been seen on their platforms.
Cases of racism in football are not a new issue in the world of sport, and it is something that has affected multiple athletes. In this sense, the Jamaican multi-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt showed his outrage at the racist attacks that English players received and said that this type of event should not have a place in general.
“You can be upset with a person for failing because we are human, but if you are going to incorporate race, then it has no place in football or simply in general,” Bolt said, in statements to Reuters, in relation to the attitude of the fans against the players of their selection.
However, the man with the world record in the 100 meter sprint also expressed what this kind of message means to him as a fan of the sport of ball. «It’s football, you win something, you lose something and it is hard to lose. I’ve been through it with my team, but I’m not going to curse anyone, or despise them, or anything like that, “he continued.
Usain Bolt’s statements condemning the event and expressing his support for the footballers coincide with the position of the English Football Association, which also sided with the players, warning that they will seek to impose the maximum possible punishments for the fans. , that they resort to racism. (Bolavip)