The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has thrown its support behind England’s players and staff for their conduct during their 6-0 Euro 2020 qualifying win over Bulgaria on Monday evening.
Players including two-goal Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford and debutant Tyrone Mings were subjected to racist abuse from home fans throughout the game, with the match referee twice stopping play following complaints from England manager Gareth Southgate in the first half.
A large group of Bulgaria fans were ejected from the stadium, though the abuse continued throughout the 90 minutes. England discussed their course of action at half-time and decided as a group to go back out and play the second half.