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The Football Association have issued a statement immediately after England's 6-0 win over Bulgaria on Monday night.

And they have stated that they will be calling on UEFA to launch a full investigation immediately after the disgusting scenes in Sofia.

England players, including debutant Tyrone Mings and two-goal star Raheem Sterling, were racially abused during the match, while Bulgaria fans also made Nazi Salutes.

An FA statement declared: "The FA can confirm that England players were subjected to abhorrent racist chanting while playing in the EURO 2020 qualifier against Bulgaria.

"This is unacceptable at any level of the game and our immediate focus is supporting the players and staff involved.

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"As we are sadly aware, this is not the first time our players have been subjected to this level of abuse and there is no place for this kind of behaviour in society, let alone in football.

"We will be asking UEFA to investigate as a matter of urgency."

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The match was twice paused during the first half, while debutant Tyrone Mings was heard to yell "Hey, did you hear that?” to one of the assistant officials after monkey chants aimed in his direction.

Shortly after, England skipper Harry Kane stopped the game when Raheem Sterling was brought down for a free kick.

An announcement in Bulgarian and English warned that the game could be “suspended or abandoned” but after a second stoppage just before the interval, before play continued after earnest discussions between Gareth Southgate, the England players. the referee and a UEFA match delegate.

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FA chairman Greg Clarke told ITV: "I was up in the stands. We heard some sounds which sounded like monkey chanting.

"We had a pre-agreement with Gareth that I would come down if the game was interrupted. We came down and I heard more. It was appalling.

“We were told by officials that 50 people in the corner were causing the trouble and had been thrown out at half-time."

Clarke insisted he was impressed with how Three Lions boss Southgate dealt with the issue at pitch level and insists the players were happy to finish the game.

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“I’m happy that Gareth was in control from our side. When the first event happened, he got the players together and the announcement was made.

“He sat down with the platers and they said that they wanted to play.

“There was less racism in the second half, and he thinks they made the right decision to finish the game.”

Clarke added: “Some of the staff at half-time were visibly upset. We have to be so proud of our players and the squad around them and how they stood up to abject racism."

England forward Marcus Rashford tweeted: "Not an easy situation to play in and not one which should be happening in 2019.

"Proud we rose above it to take three points but this needs stamping out.

"Also been told what the Bulgaria captain did at half-time. To stand alone and do the right thing takes courage and acts like that shouldn’t go unnoticed. #NoToRacism"