LONDON: British police said on Thursday (Aug 5) they had arrested 11 people suspected of sending racist messages on social media to England players after last month's Euro 2020 final defeat to I
The UK Football Policing Unit launched a hate crime investigation following the comments directed at some of England's Black players after the game on Jul 11, which the Azzurri won on a penalty shootout.
"The details of these individuals and cases are in the process of being passed on to the relevant country to act on them," the National Police Chief's Council said in a statement. "They need to think again - we have investigators proactively seeking out abusive comments in connection to the match and, if they meet a criminal threshold, those posting them will be arrested," he added.
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