Mural painted in support of Rashford, Sancho, Saka vandalized

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Mural painted in support of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Bukayo Saka vandalized in England

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 7/17/21

A mural painted in support of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who are all Black, has been vandalized in Darlington, England, according to Sky Sports.

Artwork depicting the numbers 17, 25 and 11 was painted as a show of support for the trio following online racist abuse they received after England's Euro 2020 final loss to Italy.

The mural, which is next to another mural celebrating England's first Black professional soccer player, Arthur Wharton, was defaced with an anti-immigration sentiment. Someone also wrote on the wall, "We do not stand with the 3 Black Lions."

Yesterday Darlington #TakeTheKnee at the Arthur Wharton Mural

Overnight a cowardly racist has decided to spread hate. We condemn this racism and we stand in solidarity with the Arthur Wharton Foundation

We are the majority and cowardly racists are not welcome

More TBA #BLM pic.twitter.com/Z9MNZtc4fG
— Stand Up To Racism - North East (@SUTR_NE) July 17, 2021

The vandalism comes after a mural dedicated to Rashford in Manchester was also defaced. That mural honors his work campaigning for free school meals for vulnerable children in Britain.

Police in England continue to investigate the racist abuse directed at the trio of players on social media. So far, five people have been arrested, according to Sky Sports.

The racial abuse began after Rashford, Sancho and Saka all missed their penalty kicks against Italy during the Euro 2020 final.

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