England players are believed to be ready to discuss the possibility of walking off the pitch in protest if they are subjected to racial abuse during next month’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria were sanctioned by UEFA over the summer after supporters were found guilty of racist behavior during qualifiers against Kosovo and Czech Republic in June.
As a result of that, a 5,000-seat section of their 46,000-capacity home stadium will be closed when England visit the Bulgarian capital on 14 October in the next set of internationals.
There was even alleged racial abuse of Raheem Sterling from a Bulgarian fan at Wembley last weekend, with the Evening Standard reporting that a man was overheard by stewards using racist language about Sterling.