Hungary v England: Visiting gamers racially abused at Puskas Area

England players celebrate

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England players were pelted with cups after taking the lead

England players were racially abused during their 4-0 win over Hungary in a World Cup qualifier in Budapest.

Racist abuse was aimed at Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham.

Uefa ordered Hungary to play three home games behind closed doors after fans were found guilty of discriminatory behaviour during Euro 2020.

Charges related to racism and other discriminatory conduct.

But home fans were allowed in to the 67,000 Puskas Arena in Budapest against England as the match falls under Fifa jurisdiction.

Sterling was pelted with paper cups and bottles when he opened the scoring for England, while a flare was thrown on to the pitch after Harry Maguire put the visitors 3-0 ahead.

Speaking after the match, England captain Harry Kane said: “I’ll talk to the boys. We’ll report it to Uefa.”

BBC Radio 5 Live reporter Juliette Ferrington, who was in the stadium, said: “For all the celebrations…

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