Two men have been arrested over alleged racially abusive messages about England players following the Euro 2020 loss to Italy on Sunday.
Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka were all victims of disgusting online abuse after missing penalties during the shoot-out.
West Mercia Police confirmed a 50-year-old man, from Powick, near Worcester, had been arrested and released on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.
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The news comes after another man in his 60s, also from West Mercia, was arrested over alleged racist posts made on Facebook.
He has also been released pending further inquiries.
Both men claim their accounts were hacked, with one saying his password is 'quite a simple and easy one to guess'.
Investigations began after another Facebook user alerted police to the posts.
Worcester Police Inspector, Pete Nightingale, said: "We encourage people to make these reports and are pleased with the speed at which we have been able to deal with this incident.
"We continue to work with the local football community and have links with the local clubs to ensure that this behaviour is dealt with appropriately."
Chief Inspector Mark Reilly said: "We want to be absolutely clear - we have a zero tolerance policy for discrimination in all forms, including online abuse. We will investigate reports and act."
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