Hungary soccer fans pelted a Black England player with cups and reportedly shouted racist chants at him after he scored

• English winger Raheem Sterling was pelted with cups and racist chants during a match against Hungary.
• Sterling opened up the scoring in the second half and paid tribute to a deceased friend after his goal.
• Hungarian fans already faced a two-game ban to be served in upcoming matches. Now they could face further sanctions from FIFA.

England attacker Raheem Sterling was pelted with cups by Hungary fans who reportedly shouted racist chants at him after he scored the opening goal in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Budapest on Thursday.

Sterling opened the scoring in the second half, putting England up 1-0 with a beautiful, simple finish. As he celebrated his goal, Sterling tore off his jersey to reveal a tribute to Steffie Gregg, a 26-year-old Twitch streamer who died from COVID-19 complications earlier in the week.

As he celebrated, he was pelted with cups from the crowd.

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ITV journalist Gabriel Clarke also reported that fans made monkey sounds and gestures at Sterling and 18-year-old England player Jude Bellingham during the match.

Heading into the match, Hungary fans were already facing a two-game ban from future UEFA matches in response to discriminatory behavior at Euro 2020.

The ban did not apply to the match against England, as the World Cup qualifier fell under FIFA's jurisdiction. That said, FIFA could take action of its own against Hungary supporters after Thursday's incidents.

England went on to win the match 4-0 in its first international test since losing to Italy in the Euro 2020 Final in July.