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Euro 2020: Naomi Osaka shows support for England’s Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after online racist abuse
- Tokyo 2020 tennis hope shares picture of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka with crowns
- Trio, who missed penalties in Euro 2020 final shoot-out loss to Italy, backed by fellow footballers and celebrities
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Tennis star Naomi Osaka has showed her support for the three England players to miss penalties in the Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy after they received vile racist abuse online.
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Osaka tweeted her support for Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka alongside teammate Raheem Sterling, who did not take a penalty in the shoot-out, on Twitter.
All four of the players had been given golden crowns in the image, which also shows an England football crest, as the Tokyo 2020 gold medal hope returned to social media following a self-imposed absence.
Osaka, who has also been an outspoken voice for Black Lives Matter, was not the only athlete to show support for the England players, who received a barrage of racist abuse on social media after their penalty misses.
The football community has also shown their support for the trio. A number of their fellow England players – including captain Harry Kane, Harry Maguire, Kieran Trippier and Jordan Henderson – posted messages of support and unity, while the English FA condemned the racists.
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