Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford missed penalties in England's shootout defeat

European football's governing body Uefa condemned the "disgusting racist abuse", adding: "We stand by the players and the FA's call for the strongest possible punishments."

On Monday, League Two side Leyton Orient said they had banned a fan for life in connection with the abuse.

"The supporter in question's actions on Twitter were alerted to the club late last night, and action has been taken swiftly to issue a banning order," the club said.

England had reached their first final in a major tournament since winning the World Cup in 1966 and, despite taking the lead against Italy, drew 1-1 after extra time before a penalty shootout.

He later started a Downing Street briefing by praising the players, adding: "They brought joy to this country and to those who have been directing racist abuse I say 'shame on you and I hope you will crawl back under the rock from which you emerged'."

England's players have taken a knee before games at the Euros to highlight the fight against racial inequality.