A teenager has been jailed for six weeks after sending a racist tweet to England and Manchester United star Marcus Rashford after the Euro 2020 final.
Rashford missed his spot-kick as England were beaten by Italy on penalties at Wembley, prompting a wave of abusive messages on social media. A court was told how Justin Lee Price trolled Rashford as he watched the game from the bedroom of his Midlands home.
He sent a tweet directly to Rashford, using derogatory language in the highly offensive message. After police launched an investigation, Price changed his Twitter username in a bid to avoid detection but eventually confessed after his mother made him own up.
