Exclusive: over 2,000 abusive posts directed towards footballers during games, including scores of racist messagesAnalysis: why online abuse of England’s footballers is a problem for us allEngland’s footballers have been subjected to sustained abuse online during their matches at Euro 2020, an exclusive analysis by the Guardian can reveal.
A study of
Twitter messages directed at and naming the
England team during the three group stage matches identified more than 2,000 abusive messages, including scores of racist posts.