ONLINE racism against football stars who missed crucial spot-kicks in the final of the European Championships has been condemned by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. He also deplored violence at Wembley, but said he believed Ireland’s joint World Cup bid with England would ultimately be unaffected. And he decried the booing of the national anthems of opposing teams by English fans – saying Irish fans had shown them the way when respecting God Save The Queen at Croke Park in 2007. “I was there the day when God Save The Queen was sung for the first time in Croke Park at a rugby match, and the respectful response of the Irish crowd was exactly the way I think fans should behave. “I think it's very disappointing that a number of English fans behaved the way they did.

Source: Irish Independent July 12, 2021 15:00 UTC