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Chelsea striker Abraham: England will walk off pitch in Bulgaria

Tammy Abraham says England will walk off the pitch if their players are subjected to racial abuse in Bulgaria.

Part of the stadium in Sofia will be shut when the two countries face in a Euro2020 qualifier on Wednesday because of racist behaviour from Bulgarian fans in June.

"If it happens to one of us, it happens to all of us," Abraham said.

"Harry Kane even said that if we're not happy, if a player is not happy, we all come off the pitch together."

A UEFA protocol states officials will abandon the match if racist behaviour continues after three announcements inside the stadium.

Abraham added: "We did speak about that [the protocol].

Harry Kane did ask the question about instead of going through the three steps, if we decide that we want to stop the game - no matter what the score is - if we're not happy with it, as a team we'll decide whether or not to stay on the pitch.

"If it happens and let's say there's a warning or whatever in the stadium, then it happens again, we have to make a decision as a team and with the staff."

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