Jack Anderson: There is a reason trolls live under bridges
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced
CONSOLATION: Bukayo Saka is embraced by his manager Gareth Southgate after being replaced in the EURO 2024 group game against Slovenia in Cologne. Pic: Richard Pelham/Getty Images
Jack Anderson is a professor of sports law and global expert in governance, and regulation. He advises sporting bodies and contributes widely to public debate – as well as being a Limerick hurling supporter.
As the knockout stages of Euro 2024 approach, the spectre of penalties looms over the remaining teams, and none more so than England.
In the aftermath of the Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who missed their penalties, were the victims of vile online racist abuse.
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