Euro 2020: Marcus Rashford hits out after racial abuse, writes THIS in powerful note

Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka all missed the chance to net goals in the penalty shootouts. The English players were then abused on social media.

England footballer Marcus Rashford has apologised for missing a penalty in the Euro Cup final but said he ‘will never apologise for who I am’ after the striker was subjected to racist abuse following the Three Lions’ loss in the summit clash against Italy. Italy ended England’s dream to win the Euro 2020 at the Wembley Stadium on Sunday (July 11). The Azzurri defeated England 3-2 on penalties after the normal 90-minute action had finished at 1-1 and even extra time was not able to break the deadlock. Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka all missed the chance to net goals in the penalty shootouts. The English players were then abused on social media. “I don’t even know where to start and I don’t even know how to put into words how I’m feeling at this exact time. I’ve had a difficult season, I think that’s been clear for everyone to see and I probably went into that final with a lack of confidence. I’ve always backed myself for a penalty but something didn`t feel quite right. During the long run up I was saving myself a bit of time and unfortunately the result was not what I wanted,” said Rashford in a statement on Twitter on Monday evening. pic.twitter.com/bs9lksGM4q