sport news JULIETTE FERRINGTON: I've covered Premier League games with racist incidents ...
JULIETTE FERRINGTON: I’ve covered Premier League and Champions League games with racist incidents but this was different... nothing prepares you for the first time you hear monkey chants in football stadiums Juliette Ferrington is a senior broadcast journalist for BBC Radio 5 Live She was at England's game with Hungary on Thursday evening in Budapest Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham were racially abused by Hungary fans Ferrington gives her account of how another European trip turned sour
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We have all heard about monkey chanting in football stadiums but that doesn’t prepare you for the first time you actually hear it.
I was at the end where England scored their goals. In the first half, there was something mesmeric in watching the Ultras, in their black T-shirts, following the command of one man with a microphone perched at the front of the stand — like a ringmaster with a pack of lions.
But the mood changed as soon as Raheem Sterling scored. I could see he was emotional, as he lifted his shirt to pay tribute to his childhood friend Steffie Gregg. I could also see how determined England’s players
