• Players discuss flouting Uefa’s three-step rule in team meeting
• ‘If we decide we don’t want to play, we’ll come off as a team’
Tammy Abraham says England’s players have resolved to walk off the pitch in their Euro 2020 qualifier against Bulgaria in Sofia on Monday if they are subjected to racist abuse. The Chelsea striker, who has been called up for his first competitive senior matches for the national side, also revealed that the squad had discussed defying Uefa protocols.
The governing body has a three-step procedure that it insists must be followed in the event of racist chants from the stands. The first two steps are an appeal over the PA system for the abuse to stop, after the referee has been notified, and a temporary suspension to the game. If neither works, the official should abandon the match.
Written by David Hytner
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/08/england-ready-walk-off-if-racism-sofia-tammy-abraham-bulgaria under the title “England ready to walk off if Bulgaria fans racially abuse us, says Abraham”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
