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Savills sacks employee linked to Euro 2020 racist tweet

Savills has confirmed it has terminated the contract of an employee alleged to have sent a racist tweet after the Euro 2020 final.

The agency had suspended the member of staff in July after a tweet, since deleted, was posted using a racial slur to attack players following England’s defeat in the final. The employee was arrested days later.

A statement from Savills reads: “We can confirm that following a period of suspension, the contract of an employee alleged to have sent a racist tweet from a personal social media account post the Euro 2020 final has been terminated and the employee has left the business.

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