What we got was a miserable occasion on a miserable night in a miserable stadium against miserable opposition played out to a miserable backdrop of recrimination and bad blood. Somehow England played brilliantly in the middle of all this, a game that fell apart around them at times and against opponents who barely played at all. Racist abuse in football stadiums has been a source of unhappiness for as long as there has been racist abuse and football stadiums. As the England end celebrated the sounds of joy and exhilaration were replaced by chants of “You racist b******s, you know what you are”. Bulgarian fans can be seen making right-arm salutes during the game which was marred by racist abuse.

Source: The Irish Times October 15, 2019 06:22 UTC