WALK OFF
England boss Gareth Southgate has refused to confirm whether his team will walk off the pitch if Hungary’s fans racially abuse his players tonight.
Hungary were ordered to play their next three UEFA competition matches behind closed doors following racist abuse from supporters and homophobic banners in the stands during their Euro 2020 group stage matches in Budapest.
But one of those games has, however, been suspended for two years.
And a full-capacity crowd of more than 60,000 will be present for tonight’s game at the Puskas Arena.
When asked if his Three Lions would walk off in the possible events of racial abuse, Southgate said: “I don’t think we should speak hypothetically.
“We know the experience we had before [in Bulgaria] but we’re going into Hungary preparing for a game against a crowd that will get behind their team.
“We’re looking forward to the challenge of the match and everything else is speculation really.”
The England boss also said his players are prepared for any situation, including incidents of racial abuse.
He added: “We always prepare the team for everything really.
“We’ve done that this week, but also we know we’ve had our own issues at home so we’re not really focusing on other countries, we’re focusing on ourselves and making sure we get our own things correct.”
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