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FILE: He was handed a 14-week jail sentence, suspended for 18 months and ordered to 30 days of rehabilitation work on racism and diversity overseen by the Probation Service. Picture: Supplied.

England soccer team

Football fan sentenced for racist message about England players

By AFP

Scott McCluskey, 43, from Runcorn, northwest England, singled out Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho in an abusive Facebook message after they missed...

  • England's forward Marcus Rashford carries a note during the UEFA EURO 2020 final football match between Italy and England at the Wembley Stadium in London on July 11, 2021. Picture: Paul Ellis / POOL / AFP

    'I'll never apologise for who I am,' says Rashford after racist abuse

    Marcus Rashford has become a hero to many outside football by lobbying the British government to provide free school meals for under-privileged children during the coronavirus pandemic.

    394 days ago
  • FILE: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a virtual press conference inside 10 Downing Street in central London on 19 December 2020. Picture: AFP

    Boris Johnson slams racial abuse against England's Euro 2020 team

    Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, the three players who missed England's penalties on Sunday, were the victims of a stream of abuse on Twitter and on their Instagram accounts.

    395 days ago
  • Italy beat England to become Euro 2020 Champions on 11 July 2021. Picture: @EURO2020/Twitter.

    Italy win Euro 2020 final on penalties to wreck England party

    Roberto Mancini's men recovered from the shock of conceding the quickest goal ever in a European Championship final to equalise and held their nerve to claim a 3-2 shootout victory after a 1-1 draw following extra-time.

    395 days ago
  • England will play in their first major tournament final for 55 years after coming from behind to beat Denmark 2-1 after extra time in front of a delirious 65,000 crowd at Wembley in Wednesday's Euro 2020 semi-final. Picture: @EURO2020/Twitter

    England stand on brink of history after reaching first Euro final

    Gareth Southgate's men will face Italy on Sunday -- again on home turf and roared on by a nation at fever pitch -- infused with belief they can make history by winning the Euros for the first time.

    399 days ago
  • FILE: Peter Crouch scores their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers. Picture: @stokecity/Twitter.

    England striker Peter Crouch announces retirement

    The much-travelled Crouch, who spent the second half of last season at Burnley, made his English league debut in 2000 at QPR and also played for Liverpool, Tottenham and Stoke.

    1126 days ago
  • FILE: England soccer team manager DescriptionGareth Southgate congratulates attacking midfielder Raheem Sterling after a match against the Czech Republic on March 22, 2019. Picture: @England/Twitter.

    Sterling bags hat-trick as hungry England thrash Czechs

    Raheem Sterling opened the scoring from Jadon Sancho’s cross in the 23rd minute and Harry Kane’s penalty put England in complete control on the stroke of halftime.

    1237 days ago
  • England players celebrate a victory in their UEFA Nations League match against Croatia on 18 November 2018. Picture: @J_Gomez97/Twitter

    Southgate urges England to make 2019 even better

    Just over a year ago, England's qualification for the World Cup was greeted with yawns and a barrage of paper aeroplanes from fans disillusioned by decades of underachievement.

    1361 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: @England/Twitter.

    Wayne Rooney to make England farewell against USA

    Rooney, a record goal scorer for both Manchester United and England, has not played international football for nearly two years.

    1376 days ago
  • England's Harry Kane in action with Croatia's Luka Modric on October 12, 2018. Picture: @UEFAEURO/Twitter.

    Croatia hold wasteful England in empty stadium

    Eric Dier and Harry Kane headed against the woodwork for the visitors while Marcus Rashford spurned two clear opportunities as England missed out on a first win.

    1398 days ago
  • England players react to their World Cup semifinal loss to Croatia on 11 July 2018. Picture: @EnglandFA/Twitter

    A-Z of the 2018 World Cup

    With the final and third-place playoff to come, England’s Harry Kane is in pole position on six goals, ahead of Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku.

    1490 days ago
  • A presentation of the 2018 World Cup semifinal match between Croatia and England. Picture: AFP

    #WorldCup: Croatia & England set for semifinal showdown

    A presentation of the 2018 World Cup semifinal match between Croatia and England.

    1492 days ago
  • FILE: England coach Gareth Southgate. Picture: Official England Football Facebook page.

    Finally, England and Croatia have chance to banish semi blues

    England’s last appearance at this stage was in 1990 when they lost in a penalty shootout to West Germany in Turin.

    1493 days ago
  • England's players celebrate after the penalty shootout at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between Colombia and England at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on 3 July 2018. Picture: AFP

    England’s Stones labels Colombia ‘dirtiest team’ he has faced

    Colombian coach Jose Pekerman said football needed to be ‘protected’ after suggesting English players had faked fouls.

    1498 days ago
  • FILE: Argentine great Diego Maradona. Picture: AFP.

    Maradona calls English win ‘monumental robbery’

    Maradona, notorious in England for his famous ‘Hand of God’ goal at the 1986 tournament, said the American official should have penalised Harry Kane.

    1498 days ago
  • FILE: Britain's Prince William. Picture: AFP.

    Prince William proud of England after winning penalty shootout at World Cup

    The 36-year-old royal - who is the president of the Football Association - has praised the squad for their victory in the tense game after they managed to squeeze through to the next round of the competition.

    1499 days ago
  • England's players celebrate after the penalty shootout at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between Colombia and England at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on 3 July 2018. Picture: AFP

    England ends penalty curse to reach last eight

    If England get past Sweden they face a potential semi-final against hosts Russia or Croatia for their first appearance in a final since winning the World Cup for the only time in 1966.

    1499 days ago
  • People walk in front of a sign reading Russia 2018 in Yekaterinburg on 12 June 2018, ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament. Picture: AFP.

    England fans shrug off Russia fears, arrive in Moscow for Colombia game

    Memories of clashes between Russian and England supporters at the 2016 European Championship in France had also led many to expect the same from this year’s World Cup.

    1500 days ago
  • Belgium's Adnan Januzaj (front) celebrates after a goal in a match against England during the 2018 Fifa World Cup. Picture: @FIFAWorldCup/Twitter.

    Belgium beat England to top spot with Januzaj strike

    The result means Belgium, who won all three of their group games to finish on nine points, will face Japan in the last 16.

    1504 days ago
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