The irresponsible & deliberately divisive culture war rhetoric used by opportunist politicians & pundits has consequences.
They all knew that #ENG players taking the knee was NEVER about Marxism, but about showing solidarity with victims of racism.
theguardian.com/football/2021/…
They all knew that #ENG players taking the knee was NEVER about Marxism, but about showing solidarity with victims of racism.
theguardian.com/football/2021/…
Priti Patel, Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage & Calvin Robinson: "Fans have a right to boo."
Danish mum: “Our nine-year-old son was booed directly into his face by one fan. We had to wipe the colour off his face & cover up his clothes to stop the abuse. I'm absolutely gutted.”
#ENG
Danish mum: “Our nine-year-old son was booed directly into his face by one fan. We had to wipe the colour off his face & cover up his clothes to stop the abuse. I'm absolutely gutted.”
#ENG
Jeanette Jørgensen: “We had a Danish flag & they were trying to take it away from me, but I pulled it back & said: ‘Just leave it.’ Then they started pulling my hair as well & I couldn’t believe what was happening. It was quite frightening.”
Allan Nielsen: “Overall the whole experience was very frightening & we felt like we were walking in a war zone & that it was just a matter of time before someone would come at us. We saw English fans spitting at kids.”
Nielson said nearby police doing nothing about it,
Nielson said nearby police doing nothing about it,
Birgitte Surtees went to the game with her English husband & their Danish-English son. One England fan shouted in her ear how “shit Denmark was, how shit I was & that I was a whore”.
There was no crowd control, no seat checking & not enough police or security at the stadium.
There was no crowd control, no seat checking & not enough police or security at the stadium.
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