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Hull has shown its support to England footballers who suffered sickening racist abuse after losing on penalties in last weekends Euros final.

Three of Englands youngest players - Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho - were brave enough to step up and take a penalty but suffered abuse online after they each missed.

The ugly aftermath put racism and the Black Lives Matter movement in the spotlight once more.

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That prompted Hull and East Yorkshire Stand Up to Racism to organise a rally at Pearson Park on Sunday afternoon which was attended by around 30 people.

Those attending took the knee and displayed Black Lives Matter placards.

Organiser and chairman of the group Richard Lees said: It was really well attended. There was around 30 people who were all from different communities.

It was in response to the racist attacks on English footballers. Lots of groups up and down the country responded to the Three Lions after these despicable attacks and we wanted to do something in Hull.

We had two local councillors there and representatives from other groups.

We also had a message from Janet Alder whose brother Christopher died in police custody.

"She explained how monkey noises have been aimed at footballers which is the same noises that were heard in Queens Gardens police station as Christopher lay dying.

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The numbers were far short of the 700 people who turned out to a Stand Up To Racism demo in Manchester at the mural of Marcus Rashford and the large crowds who gathered in Hull shortly after the death of George Floyd killed by a police officer in Minneapolis last year.

But Mr Lees was happy with the turnout and believes the message was put across.

He said: The 30 people who turned up was better than I expected. We dont have such a large West Indian community in Hull as there is in Manchester.

Ethnic groups in Hull are also less keen to come forward as race crime here is through the roof.

It was also very sunny so people are out doing other things.

But this issue is not going away and people are still booing those sports people who take the knee.

We know a lot of football fans in Hull are behind equality and hope they will come on board.

The rally also received a largely good response from those in the park.

Mr Lees said: The response from people in the park was very positive.

We did have one guy come up and tell us all lives matter but we had a discussion and he said he would go away and look up more on the issue.

We are happy to engage with people but we wont do so with racists.

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