Hudson-Odoi supports England team stance on racist abuse

Callum Hudson-Odoi has supported the idea of walking off the pitch as a team in response to racist abuse at football grounds.

The Chelsea winger suffered abuse on his first start for the Three Lions in Montenegro last May which he described as “evil” at the time.

The 18-year-old is hoping to force his way into the Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2020 squad as he makes his way back from an Achilles injury suffered last season.

Hudson-Odoi scored twice in a 5-1 win for England’s under-21s against Austria on Tuesday and said he was proud of the solidarity shown by the senior players and coaching staff when questioned about the unsavoury scenes in Bulgaria.

“It’s disgusting to hear or see players getting discriminated against,” he told reporters.

“It’s not right. I say to myself whenever that happens you have to stick together as a team, which the boys did.

“I am really proud to see the boys stick together in those situations where they say they would walk off the pitch. It is right because no player should be treated differently.

“We’re all equal and it’s an equal game, so we have got to stay strong. Hopefully everything will be sorted out properly by UEFA.”