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England and Scotland players take the knee ahead of kick-off Players and staff from both England and Scotland took the knee ahead of their Euro 2020 clash. While the England squad have seen the gesture booed by a minority of supporters of late, Scotland have been standing against racism before games. Having initially said they would not take the knee, the visitors relented and – despite both sets of supporters booing their rivals’ national anthems – the reaction to the anti-racism gesture was the most positive of recent games, with a cacophony of noise drowning out barely audible booing.
UEFA to investigate alleged racism and homophobia incidents at Hungary games UEFA have appointed an inspector to investigate alleged abuse which took place during Hungary's matches against both France and Portugal. The game against France, which finished 1-1 with Attila Fiola and Antoine Griezmann getting the goals, took place in Budapest on Saturday afternoon, with Kylian Mbappe alleged to have been racially abused during the Euro 2020 fixture. As reported by De Telegraaf, during the 90 minutes some of the Hungarian fans in attendance aimed racist abuse at Mbappe. Monkey noises are said to have been heard around the stadium with Karim Benzema - who has Algerian roots - also subject to the vile treatment.
Wayne Rooney slams England boo-boys for reaction to Scotland draw The former Three Lions star has bemoaned sections of the England faithful who greeted the full-time whistle with boos following the 0-0 draw against Scotland last Friday England's record goal-scorer Wayne Rooney has lambasted the England fans who booed Gareth Southgate's side after the 0-0 draw with Scotland at Wembley. The Three Lions Euro 2020 campaign got off to a winning start after they beat Croatia 1-0, but could not build on that momentum against the Tartan Army who arguably looked the better side on the night.