This archive report was first published on 9 October 2019.
England's players are prepared to take a stand against racist abuse in Euro 2020 qualifiers, with striker Tammy Abraham stating that they will walk off the pitch if subjected to such abuse.
Abraham made the comments on Tuesday, ahead of England's matches against Czech Republic and Bulgaria.
England face the Czechs away in Group A on Friday, before visiting Bulgaria on Monday for a match in a partially-closed stadium due to the home supporters' racist behaviour in June.
According to UEFA's three-step protocol for racism, the referee can abandon a match if warnings to the crowd do not stop the fans racially abusing the players.
England manager Gareth Southgate called a team meeting on Monday to discuss the protocol and what action the players would take if they were the target of repeated racist abuse.
Abraham's Chelsea teammate and new squad member Fikayo Tomori was also present at the meeting, which aimed to prepare the players for the possibility of racist abuse.
Tomori stated that the team should be prepared for such incidents, as they can occur in certain countries.
UEFA ordered the partial closure of Bulgaria's national stadium after racist behaviour by their fans in Euro 2020 qualifiers with the Czechs and Kosovo in June.
England top the group with 12 points and will qualify for next year's finals if they beat the second-placed Czechs.
