Jadon Sancho opens up on racism suffered after Euro 2020 penalty miss

May 31, 2024Ligue 1

Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho, who joined the club from Manchester United on loan in January, has admitted that he still suffers from the racism he faced after Euro 2020.

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Sancho was one of three players who missed a penalty for England in the final against Italy.

Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford were the other two players, who missed a penalty in the final.

Following their defeat against Italy in the final, the three England players were subjected to racial abuse on social media.

Speaking to CNN ahead of the Champions League final, Sancho has admitted that he still fights against the memories of the Euro 2020 aftermath.

He said:

“This is still something that’s in my head sometimes.

“I don’t think I’ve fully recovered yet on that part, but I’m trying my best to get over that.

“The backlash we got from it, it wasn’t nice. Being in London, not in a million years I would have thought that we would have received [that], especially representing our country. It’s a memory I try to block, but I can’t act like it didn’t happen. So this is one of those memories that you got to try to get past it and be positive.

Jadon Sancho was racially abused after missing a penalty for England.