Soccer-Bolt describes racist abuse of England trio as ‘horrible’ and ‘unfair’


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KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) -Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt told Reuters that racism has no place in football or in society after three England players faced online abuse following their penalty shootout defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday.

England trio Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who missed their spot kicks in the shootout, were targeted online in the wake of England's defeat.

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