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Following the latest racist abuse to hit the national team, England coach Gareth Southgate commended the character of Raheem Sterling, Jude Bellingham, and all of his squad's Black players.
Similar instances involving England's Black players have occurred in previous years, most notably in July, when Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka were racially attacked on social media after missing penalties in the European Championship final shootout loss to Italy.
Following Hungary supporters' monkey chants during England's 4-0 victory in a World Cup qualifier in Budapest on Thursday, FIFA has initiated disciplinary proceedings against Sterling and Bellingham.
“I don't know how many camps we have had in the last four years but I seem to be talking about this subject every time we've been together,” Southgate said in a video call on Saturday.
“Our players are incredibly mature in the way they deal with it. They feel supported by their teammates, which is very important to them. Their teammates realize how challenging it must be for our Black players and how disappointing it is in the modern world that we continue to have to answer these questions because of the incidents that happen. But we can only keep taking the stance we have done and hope we continue to send the right messages, not only to people in football but across society.”
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