'I felt like I'd let England down... but I won't let this negativity break me. Love always wins': Bukayo Saka breaks his silence on his England penalty - and says he KNEW from the moment he missed he would suffer racist abuse By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 16:29 BST, 15 July 2021 | Updated: 16:33 BST, 15 July 2021 Viewcomments Bukayo Saka has spoken out for the first time since missing a penalty in England's Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy, claiming that he knew instantly that he would be targeted by racist abuse. The Arsenal and England midfielder was one of three penalty takers for the Three Lions that missed their spot-kick, along with Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho. Both Rashford and Sancho shared their thoughts in recent days and now Saka has spoken out having been the victim of racist abuse online in wake of his missed penalty. 'I knew instantly the type of hate that I was about to receive,' Saka wrote on Instagram, 'that is a sad reality'. 'There is no place for racism or hate of any kind in football or in any area of society and to the majority of people coming together to call out the people sending these messages, by taking action and reporting these comments to the police and by driving out the hate by being kind to one another, we will win.' More to follow. Bukayo Saka is consoled by England team-mates following his costly penalty miss which led to racist abuse of the Arsenal star following England's defeat Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility