England's coach Gareth Southgate (left) stands next to England's forward Jadon Sancho (center) and England's forward Marcus Rashford during the UEFA EURO 2020 final football match between Italy and England at the Wembley Stadium in London on July 11, 2021. (LAURENCE GRIFFITHS / POOL / AFP)

British ministers will tell social media companies to immediately hand over details of those who made online racially abusive comments towards England players after their defeat against Italy in the Euro 2020 final, The Times newspaper reported.

“We want real-life consequences for the people who are tweeting this abuse,” the newspaper quoted an unidentified government source as saying.

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