Dominic Calvert-Lewin breaks silence following England's EURO 2020 final loss

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has sent an emotional message after England lost EURO 2020 final to Italy in a penalty shootout. The Three Lions opened the scoring already in the second minute, thanks to Luke Shaw’s goal. However, Leonardo Bonucci equalised the score in the 67th minute. The winner couldn’t be decided both in the main and extra times so the game headed into the penalty shootout. Italy picked up a 3-2 win on penalties and were crowned EURO 2020 champions for the second time in their history. After the penalty shootout, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, the players whose efforts were saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma, have been subjected to disgusting racial abuse on social media. And few days after the final, Calvert-Lewin, who hadn't been handed much game time for England in Euros, has taken to his social media platforms to reflect on the journey, the heartache loss and to condemn racism.

"To get so close is really heartbreaking," the Everton star writes. "No matter the result, I’m so proud to have been on this journey over the past 6 weeks with these boys. The country seemed like it was so united after such a difficult year and it was a joy to be a part of.   "To the real England fans, thank you for your support this summer and to those of you abusing my teammates for having the courage to step up and take a penalty shame on you, we don't need people like you on social media or in society.   "We've come a very long way as team and I am confident that this is definitely just the start of even better things to come."

 

To get so close is really heartbreaking. No matter the result, I’m so proud to have been on this journey over the past 6 weeks with these boys. The country seemed like it was so united after such a difficult year and it was a joy to be a part of. pic.twitter.com/4EfBQe1Ayy

— Dominic Calvert-Lewin (@CalvertLewin14) July 13, 2021

 

We've come a very long way as team and I am confident that this is definitely just the start of even better things to come 💙🦋 pic.twitter.com/sh3Dk5bkdr

— Dominic Calvert-Lewin (@CalvertLewin14) July 13, 2021

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