BREAKING: Jadon Sancho breaks silence on racist abuse following England penalty miss
from Borussia Dortmund this summer, was introduced by Gareth Southgate in the dying moments of extra time at Wembley and stepped up to take England’s third spot-kick after Rashford had hit the post.
‘I’ve had a couple of days to reflect on Sunday’s final and still feel a mix of emotions. I would like to say sorry to all my team-mates, coaching staff and most of all the fans who I let down,’ he told his 6.4 million followers. ‘I was ready and confident to take it, these are the moments you dream of as a kid, it is why I play football. These are the pressured situations you want to be under as a footballer. I’ve scored penalties before at club level, I’ve practiced them countless times for both club and country so I picked my corner but it just wasn’t meant to be this time.
Hate will never win. To all the young people who have received similar abuse, hold your heads up high and keep chasing the dream.
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