Police tell England stars they will crack down on racial abuse on social media
England's players have been assured by police that they will crackdown on anyone who racially abuses them at European Championship.
A delegation headed to St George’s Park to deliver a presentation to Gareth Southgate and his stars after three were targeted online following the penalty shootout defeat in the final three years ago.
Officers made the players aware of measures they could take to block those who see fit to send toxic abuse on social media - and advised of steps they could take to issue complaints.
Officials say the meeting went well and have warned that improved relationships and evidence-sharing with the likes of X should result in a spike in the number of arrests of needed.
At the Covid-delayed Euros three years ago, England stars Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were targeted by vile trolls after they missed penalties in the Wembley final defeat to Italy. This time, specialist teams will monitor online behaviour throughout the tournament.
Meanwhile, any of the expected 500,000 UK-based fans who head to Germany and misbehave could be frogmarched to a cashpoint and ordered to pay unlimited fines, while the biggest deployment of UK officers in recent times will back up local forces.
England have been allocated 10,000 tickets for each game, which have been quickly snapped up. Around 5,000 more fans are expected to have bought tickets via UEFA with others going through unofficial channels.
England’s opening match against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen has been highlighted as a potential issue, with a lack of facilities in the city and the fan park a considerable distance away. However, there is a confidence that those without tickets will be unable to get close to the stadiums thanks to the various
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