A pensioner was punched to the ground after standing up to a racist yob who was abusing England's black players following the Euros final defeat last month.
The 79-year-old victim was attacked outside an Italian restaurant in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, at 8.45pm on July 12.
He was knocked to the floor and left bleeding heavily, CCTV footage released by Nottinghamshire Police shows.
The unnamed victim had gone to the restaurant to congratulate the owner, who he knew, on Italy winning the tournament the previous day.
At some point, another customer began shouting racist remarks about Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka who missed penalties during the shoot-out.
The victim challenged the thug and told him he was being racist before the man went outside.
He elderly customer picked up his takeaway order and while heading towards his car, he came across the man who was still shouting racist comments.
The elderly man said he was crushed by the car door as he went to get in and was also punched to the side of the head.
He banged his head on the pavement and was left with a cut to his head which was bleeding heavily, before some passers-by rushed to his aid.
Today, police released CCTV footage of the attack in a bid to track down the offender.
The victim, who wants to remain anonymous, said: "I couldn't believe the extent of the verbal abuse that I was hearing, just complete, mindless and obscene racism.
"It was very offensive towards black people and completely uncalled for.
"There is no place for this behaviour in football and I can't understand where he was coming from."
He said many passers-by came to his aid while the cowardly thug ran off.
The pensioner added: "Everyone was extremely shocked and rallied around me.
"The police came and were outraged by what had happened, they were very sympathetic and have been very supportive whilst they tried to track down the offender."
A couple of days after the incident, he went to the hospital due to the size of the lump on his head.
He underwent a scan but fortunately, there were no fractures.
The man added: "I've done my best not to let the ordeal affect me.
"I was shaken up afterwards but since then I've just got on with my life.
"I would just like to see the offender held to account for his actions and would like to tell him what a racist coward he is."
The man in the video is described as white, of a large build and believed to be in his late 50s or early 60s.
He had short white/grey cropped hair and was wearing a short-sleeved, khaki shirt, blue jeans and trainers with a white sole.
He was also wearing a medical face mask covering his chin.
Neighbourhood Inspector Rob Lawton said: "This was a disgraceful act of racism and violence and there is no place for this behaviour in our society.
"The victim is a pillar of the local community and has acted with bravery and the utmost integrity in challenging this man.
"Thankfully his disgraceful views are in the minority and we, like the communities we serve, are committed to tackling this behaviour and putting a stop to racism.
"My teams have been carrying out lots of enquiries since this incident happened and everyone has been outraged by this unprovoked attack.
"We are now asking people to help us track down the man in this video, if you recognise him please get in touch."
If anyone recognises the man in this video, they are asked to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 quoting incident 890 of 12 July.
Alternatively, people can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
