Teenager jailed for racist abuse of Rashford after Euro 2020 final

LONDON: A teenager has been given a six-week jail sentence for racially abusing England forward Marcus Rashford on Twitter after the Euro 2020 final. Justin Lee Price, 19, was sentenced on Wednesday at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court in central England.

He posted a racist message on Twitter on July 11 last year after Manchester United striker Rashford missed a penalty during England’s shootout loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley. Price had initially tried to avoid detection by changing his Twitter username after the post was reported, prosecutors said.

He then denied the offense in his first police interview following his arrest, but later admitted posting the tweet. Senior prosecutor Mark Johnson said: “Price targeted a footballer based on the color of his skin and his action was clearly racist and a hate crime.