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Rashford breaks silence on racist abuse- apologises for Euro final penalty miss

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Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho [PHOTO COURESY]

England striker Marcus Rashford has said sorry for his penalty miss in the Euro 2020 shootout defeat by Italy in the final at Wembley on Sunday but added he "will never apologise for who I am" after being among three players to suffer racist abuse.

Substitutes Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka all missed spot kicks in the 3-2 shootout loss and were targeted on social media while a mural in Rashford's home town of Withington was defaced before it was covered in messages of support.

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