JUDE BELLINGHAM has called out the racists in football after reliving the shameful reaction to England’s Euro 2020 shoot-out misery.
The Three Lions missed out on being crowned European champions after Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka failed from the spot at Wembley.
All three were subjected to vile racist abuse in the days after, and 18-year-old Bellingham admits the way they were singled out for their colour exposes the problems in society.
He told CNN Sport: “The biggest take away from the whole experience for me was the contrast.
“I think you look at the run into the final, it felt like the country had united and it felt like we were heading on the same path.
“We had players, black players in the team, players of all different backgrounds from all different countries in the team.
“And then as soon as they missed the penalty, they’re not English, they’re just black.
“Anyone could miss a penalty. Anyone can make a mistake in their line of work. But it’s impossible to be criticised like that. It should never happen.
“They are human. Look at what Marcus has done with feeding the children. He’s bringing out books. He’s supporting people in that way.
“Jadon’s got pitches in London, I think, released some boots that a load of people from his area felt proud of. Bukayo similar. All top, top characters.
