“Pride of Lions,” said The Sun, playing off the nickname derived from the team’s emblem, the Three Lions. “It hurts … but we’re so proud of you,” said The Daily Express. But the British newspapers were united in their support, focusing on the team’s inspiring run as much as its spirit-crushing defeat. In another era, this kind of loss - so numbingly familiar to England’s long-suffering fans - might have stoked a round of recrimination beyond the recesses of social media. “Praying for a better future - worthy of the values, beauty and respect exemplified by every single England player.” “This is why we take the knee,” David Lammy, a Labour Party member of Parliament who is Black, said on Twitter. Some pointed out that the England players had made campaigning for a more just and equitable society a central part of their message, kneeling before games to protest racial injustice. Others called on Twitter and Instagram to crack down on the use of their platforms to traffic in racist language and tropes. Johnson said at a news conference at 10 Downing Street.

“To those who have been directing racist abuse at some of the players, I say, ‘Shame on you, and I hope you will crawl back under the rock from which you emerged,’” Mr. The racist attacks - the likes of which have long plagued European soccer, prompting England’s top league to participate in a weekend social media blackout earlier this year - drew immediate condemnation from leaders including Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince William, Queen Elizabeth’s grandson, who is president of England’s Football Association.

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