Bukayo Saka is one of the most talented young players ever to compete in the European Championships. On Sunday, he carried England's weight on his shoulders as the rest of the world watched him try to tie and extend the championship match.

On England's final effort, his shot was stopped, and Italy went on to win the 2020 Euro, 1-1, in a 3-2 shootout victory.

Saka, like other colleagues who are black or brown and have missed shootout kicks, is now facing backlash because of his skin color.

After 90 minutes of ordinary play and 30 minutes of overtime, the game was tied at 1-1. Despite a two-hour tie, the game went to a penalty-kicks shootout.

England gained a 2-1 lead after two shots each team, with each team getting five shots at the goal. Harry Kane and Harry Maguire, both white men, scored England's two goals. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Saka were the players that took the following three shots. Sancho and Saka's attempts were denied by Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, while Rashford's clinked off the goal's left upright and did not go in.

Italy won its first Euro title in 1968 by scoring two goals in its final three shots.

After the game, English players consoled Saka, who was born in the London area to Nigerian parents who had immigrated to England for economic reasons. Fans took to social media, notably in England, to express their displeasure.