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A man arrested after social media posts were directed towards England football players following the Euro 2020 final has been released under investigation.
The 37-year-old presented himself at Cheadle Heath police station on Wednesday morning (July 14).
The man, from Ashton-Upon-Mersey, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of an offence under Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act.
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During the Euro 2020 championship game on Sunday, July 11, Bukayo Sara, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, three Black members of England’s national soccer team, stepped up during the final penalty shots in hopes of defeating Italy. But when all three men missed their kicks, thus ending the game in an Italy victory, they became the subject of brutal racist attacks from online trolls. A mural of Marcus was even defaced in his native Manchester, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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