Gareth Southgate says Bulgaria racism brought England team closer together – video | Football

The England manager said the racist abuse hurled at his players during the Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria has brought greater unity the team.

Southgate added: ‘They can see how close the team are, they can see the diversity of the team, the different backgrounds and how they’re just a group of brothers who come together and want to play football and enjoy each other’s company, and that, in itself, is a hugely powerful message for everybody in society.’

A section of Bulgaria’s support could be seen giving Nazi salutes as well aiming monkey chants at players during last month’s game