Complicates the shootouts for racial abuse of England players after Euro final.

Complicates the shootouts for racial abuse of England players after Euro final.

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Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were the targets of the abuse after they missed spot-kicks in England's 3-2 shootout loss to Italy after the game ended 1-1 following extra time.

England manager Gareth Southgate revealed that online racist abuse is noticed towards Black players in the England team after last year's European Championship final has further complicated preparations for penalty shootouts.

"We went through a process of preparing for penalties. We've definitely reviewed that," Southgate told to the media reporters on Monday, ahead of England's UEFA Nations League match against Germany.

"But indirectly we have created another layer of difficulty in overcoming a penalty shootout. I have got to take all these things into consideration and it is incredibly complex for the players to concentrate."

"It wouldn't be right to not pick the players you think are best ,because of what the possible consequences of them missing would be," Southgate replied.

"I've got to pick them on the belief they are going to score." Southgate calmly replied to the media.

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