The colour of your skin does not matter on the day – School children in Barrow condemn racism in football

The just ended EURO 2020 finals at the Wembley Stadium has indeed recorded interesting and heart-touching scenes coupled with heartbreaks to millions of people across the world.

The EURO 2020 has created a historic moment and it can also be labelled as the tournament that brought unity and ended the era of racism in football.

The aftermath of EURO 2020 has not been pleasant at all because some minority of fans stepped on the wrong toes by raising racist abuse online against three England stars who missed the spot-kicks.

The racist abuse has not gone well with majority of football fans around the world which has been vehemently criticized by football people.

This comes after Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka received racially aggravated abuse from some 'fans' after the game.

And now Children at St George's Cofe Primary School in Barrow have expressed their concern about the issue in the form of poetry, with one written by Year 5 students Eva and Grace which had a poignant end stating.

"it would be very good if everyone just realized, that the colour of your skin does not matter on the day.

Helen Morrison, Year 5 teacher, said: "The children were talking about it in class, so we spent time discussing it in class.

"We were reading poetry by Benjamin Zephaniah, then they tried some of their own."

Both MPs for Barrow and South Lakeland are supportive of taking action against racism in football and backed a petition already signed by millions to see racists receive lifetime bans from football stadiums.

Simon Fell, MP for Barrow, said:

"The Prime Minister has confirmed that football banning orders will be extended to include online racism.

"There should be no safe space for racists and this practical step will mean that if you're guilty of online racism you won't be going to a match."

Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, said:

“Like so many people, I’ve been utterly appalled and horrified by the disgusting racist abuse that has reared its ugly head on social media since the Euros final on Sunday night.

“But words of condemnation aren’t enough – there need to be real consequences for the people who commit disgusting racist abuse and think they can get away with it.

“That’s why I’m incredibly supportive of the aims of this petition and any move to make it totally socially unacceptable for people to launch this kind of abuse.

“Those that spread racist bile, whether it be on the internet or anywhere else, need to know that there will be serious repercussions for their actions.”