Juan J. Monroe 
An Australian news channel has faced a backlash following a poorly worded headline about England’s recent euro loss.
Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were all victims of disgusting racist abuse following Italy’s Euro win, with the Metropolitan Police now investigating messages sent to them via social media.
The inappropriate title, published by 7NEWS Australia, has since come under fire from various social media users, many of whom called on the outlet to explain themselves.
The headline in question read: ‘Three black players failed on penalties as England lost 3-2 to Italy’, here referring to England players Saka, Rashford and Sancho.
Sports blogger Dan Clark tweeted:
Absolutely terrible title by 7NEWS — and don’t give me the cr*p ‘read the article’! It’s a horrible way to run a story. When the mainstream media thinks this is okay, it shows how far we still have to go as a society…
Meanwhile, Australia’s Shadow Minister for Cities and Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles, wrote:
It’s horrible. It cannot be ignored. We need a national anti-racism strategy, with zero tolerance at its heart.
7NEWS has since publicly apologized for the post, which the channel described as having been a “regrettable mistake”:
The post linked to an article condemning racial abuse by English football players following the team’s loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday.
The post’s caption was quickly rectified as soon as it was identified. We sincerely apologize for the offense caused by the post.
Seven West Media Managing Director James Warburton also issued the following statement to staff members:
I wanted to address the post that was posted on 7NEWS.com.au [7News Australia Facebook post] yesterday and to reiterate that what happened was a terrible mistake, unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
A public apology was issued as soon as possible. The message was inexcusable, embarrassing and clearly does not meet our company expectations and the values we have all worked so hard on over the past 12 months.
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10 hours agoIt comes after the Football Association issued a statement urging the UK government to take action on legislation that would criminalize online harassment, calling on social media companies to do more to crack down on users who abuse others.
If you have been affected by any of the issues in this article and would like to speak to someone confidentially, contact Stop Hate UK by visiting their website www.stophateuk.org/talk
