In England, the fight continues against all sorts of manifestations of racial discrimination. While the players of the national team continue to kneel down before each international match, thereby demonstrating their attitude towards manifestations of racial intolerance, lawsuits are brought up against fans in the country. So, on the eve, a verdict was issued against a fan of Scott McCluskey, who insulted the black players of the “three lions”.

McCluskey was detained in mid-July, and in August he was charged with "publishing an offensive message on a social network." As told in the police of Cheshire, a day after the end of the final meeting of the European Football Championship between the national teams of England and Italy, the fan posted a message on Facebook, where he allowed himself racist comments against the three players of the national team and called for them to be removed from the national team. Their names are not disclosed, but most likely we are talking about Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who failed to score from a point in the penalty shootout. Their mistakes cost the founders of football a victory in the championship of the continent, which would be their first in history.

It is worth noting that McCluskey is far from the only fan who made rudeness towards Gareth Southgate's charges at the end of Euro 2020 and was detained for this by the police.

The stream of negativity against the footballers was so powerful that Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted that English players deserve praise, not racially motivated insults.

Police Chief Constable Mark Roberts then made an official press statement.

He called the behavior of the fans disgusting and assured the public that if there was evidence of such violations, the accused would face serious consequences.

According to the BBC, in addition to McCluskey, four more fans were detained in July on suspicion of publishing offensive messages on social networks. 

As for the Cheshire native, the Warrington Magistrates' Court sentenced him to 14 weeks of probation, and ordered him to undergo 30 days of rehabilitation and wear an electronic bracelet on weekends for 40 weeks.

On Saturday he must wear it at nine in the morning, and on Sunday at 12 noon, you can take off the bracelet only after midnight.

The supporter will also be required to reimburse the costs of £ 85 and send the victims in compensation of £ 128.

It is noted that, in passing the verdict in the McCluskey case, District Judge Nicholas Sanders spoke out harshly about the fan's behavior.

“This kind of offensive behavior on the Internet seems to have gained some popularity in our society, and this is completely unacceptable.

It can do real harm not only to individuals, such as these three players, but to society as a whole.

This is a dastardly crime that has far-reaching consequences not only for you, but also for the general public, ”the BBC judge quotes.

McCluskey himself admitted that he was "terribly ashamed" and tried to convince the judge that racist statements about football players were just a joke and with this publication he only wanted to make people laugh.

Scott deleted his message, but this did not help him escape responsibility. 

Meanwhile, over the past week, the England squad has twice faced misunderstandings from foreign fans. It's no secret that even in the homeland of the Three Lions, not everyone is positive about the decision of footballers to kneel before the start of matches, and in other countries this often causes an extremely negative reaction.

Southgate's charges were booed both during the guest meeting with Hungary and during the match with Poland. Moreover, in Budapest, the scandal reached enormous proportions. The matter was not limited to whistling and insults against the players, most of all went to Raheem Sterling. Having opened the score in the match, the midfielder tore off his shirt, ran to the corner flag - and immediately found himself under a hail of plastic cups flying from the stands. This caused a great resonance in the media, but the same Johnson called the behavior of the fans unacceptable and called on FIFA to take action.

The Hungarian government hastened to give a tough answer to his claims. For example, Foreign Minister Peter Siyarto posted on Facebook a fragment of the Euro 2020 final, when British fans at Wembley whistle to drown out the Italian anthem. In the signature, he expressed surprise why in England they were not outraged by the similar attitude of their own fans to the representatives of the squadr azzurra, but at the same time they were quick to express their dissatisfaction with the atmosphere at the qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup in Budapest.