Racist abuse tarnishes England win in Montenegro
England's Raheem Sterling and Montenegro fans during the match at Podgorica City Stadium in Montenegro March 25. 2019. — Action Images via Reuters
“I definitely heard abuse of Danny Rose when he got booked at the end of the game,” said England manager Gareth Southgate, having given a first start to Chelsea teenager Callum Hudson-Odoi who also said he had heard the racist behaviour. “I didn’t hear personally but Danny made it clear and aware that’s what they were doing so I just wanted to show them that they were going to need more than that to upset us and stop us,” Sterling told Sky Sports.
In a separate interview with beIN Sports, he said: “The irony of football is that the dressing room is so united. No matter what religion, no matter what colour, but we still have these issues in society that overshadow that.”The 18-year-old Hudson-Odoi, who became the second-youngest England player to start a competitive game, said he heard monkey chants, marring what had been a memorable night in his career.
“You just have to keep your heads, keep a strong mentality. Hopefully Uefa will deal with it,” added Hudson-Odoi. “It will probably go to Uefa and they will be fined a pittance and we’ll get the same thing again here the next time or somewhere else in Europe. It’s not going to stop them.”
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