England players don't trust system to tackle racism - Southgate

Gareth Southgate is deepy saddened after hearing monkey chants directed at his players during England's Euro 2020 qualifying match against Montenegro. Under heavy questions from English journalists, Montenegro manager Ljubisa Tumbakovic says he did not hear any racist chanting and doesn't know why he should comment on the matter. Callum Hudson-Odoi calls on UEFA to take action and condemns the fans responsible for the monkey chants he heard during England's win over Montenegro. Shaka Hislop calls on UEFA to do more than assessing a monetary fine, following alleged racial abuse directed at England players in Montenegro. Some England players feel there is no point reporting racist abuse due to a lack of faith in the system, manager Gareth Southgate has said. England's 5-1 rout of Montenegro in Podgorica on Monday was soured by racist abuse directed at some of their players, including Raheem Sterling and Danny Rose. UEFA are investigating the incidents. "We spoke to them a lot before the summer and they were very clear they wanted to play their football," Southgate told reporters when asked if he was willing to take...

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