Football and the state of the nation

<p>The online racial abuse of some England players following Sunday's&nbsp;Euro 2020 final&nbsp;defeat by&nbsp;Italy&nbsp;has caused outrage across the country. What does the reaction to Sunday's result reveal about the state of our nation?</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/digital/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>. </em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>-Henry Zeffman, chief political correspondent for The Times.</p><p>-Henry Winter, chief football writer for The Times.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host:</strong>&nbsp;Manveen Rana.</p><p><br></p><p>Clips: BBC, The Sun, GB News, Sky News, Sky Sports.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>