In a shameful act, a series of fans went about criticising and even racially abusing England’s Ashley Young and Ashley Cole after the duo missed their respective penalty kicks in the Euro 2012 quarter-final tie-breaker against Italy on Sunday leading to England’s exit from the tournament (losing 2-4).u00a0

While Young saw his shot hit the cross bar, Cole’s attempt was neatly saved by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon diving to his left. Needless to say, both Englishmen were distraught.