The police reassure England players that online racist abuse will be 'taken seriously' during this summer's European Championship.
Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford missed penalties in England's shootout defeat by Italy in the final of Euro 2020Police officers have briefed England’s players on the threat of online racism during Euro 2024, reassuring them they will “take seriously” any abuse during the tournament.But the national lead for football policing in England and Wales says it has now become easier to prosecute offenders because social media companies have become more co-operative.
“We’ve given them some advice on how they can protect themselves with setting up their own accounts to try and prevent it happening, and to reassure them that we are there.Roberts’ warning comes as the authorities prepare to send the biggest deployment of British police officers to an overseas tournament for more than a decade, with hundreds of thousands of fans set to travel next month.
“We were at a stage when it was taking upwards of six months for them to give us the details we need. It’s a lot more positive now and we get good support from them. That can be turned round in days, which means we can prosecute people.” He warned fans who caused offence, or broke public order laws with inappropriate chants, that they could face arrest or fines.at Champions League matches after a media outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against venues. But despite security fears, Roberts says he has faith in the hosts.
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