England penalties: Troy Townsend concern for black England players who miss penalties

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England penalties: Troy Townsend concern for ****** England players who miss penalties

There are “many out there waiting for a negative moment” such as a penalty miss to target England’s ****** players, says Troy Townsend.

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in their Euro 2024 quarter-final on Saturday, with all of their spot-kick takers either ****** or having ****** heritage.

They included Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka, who had earlier scored England’s equaliser in normal time.

Saka had his decisive spot-kick saved when

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in the ********* Championship final three years ago.

Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho – who are not in the England squad at Euro 2024 – were also unsuccessful from the spot, and the three players were

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on social media.

“I don’t think things have changed,” said Townsend, who

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at the end of June after nearly 13 years at the anti-discrimination organisation.

“Because it is a positive tournament at the moment – for results – the fans are behind the team. At crucial moments, they will show their support.

“But I do feel there are many out there waiting for a negative moment, waiting for an English player to miss a penalty, so they can go back to their social platforms with that whole negativity around the players who were taking the penalty.

“We have seen white English players miss penalties before but they are never targeted or described by the colour of their skin. That is what makes it so unique against those ****** players who took the penalties on Saturday.”

Cole Palmer,

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scored England’s first penalty against Switzerland before Jude Bellingham, Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold also converted.

Former England defender Rio Ferdinand posted a message on social media with a picture of the five after the game.

He wrote: “Where are the racists now???? Probably still celebrating!!!!”

Townsend told BBC Sport: “They are waiting. Why do I say that? Because we have the information behind it.

“People will celebrate up until the last moment but, unfortunately, when something has gone wrong, as perceived in their eyes, they will target these individuals.

“The last Euros was the biggest scenario we have seen and some of the messages I have seen that were directed at players were absolutely disgraceful.”

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