Scott McCluskey, 43, admitted a single charge of sending an offensive or abusive message by a public communication network; District Judge Nicholas Sanders will pass sentence on Wednesday
A football fan who posted racist comments on social media and blamed black England players for losing to Italy in the Euro 2020 final penalty shootout has appeared in court.
Scott McCluskey, 43, posted a message as a status update on his Facebook profile shortly after England lost in the final on July 11, Warrington Magistrates' Court heard.
McCluskey blamed England's defeat on "three ethnic players" and wrote: "Unlucky England. Sack them three monkeys."
Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho all missed their penalties and were targeted with racist abuse on social media after the game, prompting a political row about racism in both football and society.
The defendant, from Runcorn, admitted a single charge of sending an offensive or abusive message by a public communication network.
District Judge Nicholas Sanders ordered an urgent probation report on the defendant and said the offence may warrant a "deterrent" sentence.
He will pass sentence on Wednesday.
Simon Green, prosecuting, told the court McCluskey's Facebook post was met with "condemnation and outrage" and was reported by someone who had themselves been affected by racism.
McCluskey claimed he had posted the message to make people laugh, saying, "it was a joke", and later deleted the post, but it was reported to Cheshire...
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