Giant mural displayed in support of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after they were racially abused following final loss to Italy

A giant mural has been unveiled in Manchester in support of England stars Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after they were racially abused following their loss to Italy at the just concluded Euro 2020.

The three black footballers all lost their penalities which led to them being racially abused online.

A mural of Rashford in his home town of Withington was also defaced in a ‘racially aggravated’ act of vandalism.

In order to support the three players, sports social media publisher SPORTbible on Tuesday July 13, launched a giant digital billboard of the three players wearing crowns with the strapline ‘never apologise for who you are’.

This comes after Rashford apologised for his penalty miss but said he ‘will never apologise for who I am’ after he was one of three players subjected to racist abuse. The Manchester United forward, who was left visibly distraught after his penalty hit the post, also paid tribute to his supportive teammates and vowed to ‘come back stronger’ after the heartbreaking Euro 2020 finale.