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British Varsity Withdraw Student’s Offer For Racist Abuse Of England Trio
- Police have arrested five people for racially abusing England players online since Sunday’s defeat to Italy
A university has withdrawn an offer to a student following racist abuse towards England players after the Euro 2020 final.
A video clip from a Snapchat group chat circulated on Instagram, with one individual heard using racist language towards Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who each missed penalties in the shootout at Wembley.
Sky Sports quoted a spokesperson from Nottingham Trent University as saying: “This allegation does not involve an NTU student. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination, including racism.
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“We looked into this matter immediately and as a result have withdrawn an offer to an applicant.”
Police have since apprehended five people for racially abusing England players online since Sunday’s defeat to Italy.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on Wednesday, disclosed that the government plans to extend football banning orders for online racism, while social media companies face huge fines if they fail to remove abuse from their platforms.
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