The Premier League supports Government plans to extend football banning orders to cover online abuse.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the changes to the orders on Wednesday, in the wake of horrific messages being sent to England players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after they missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final shoot-out defeat to Italy on Sunday.

Johnson told Labour leader Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions that those found guilty of racist online abuse “will not be going to the match, no ifs, no buts, no exemptions and no excuses”.

In a statement released on Wednesday evening, Johnson added: “I was appalled by the abhorrent abuse directed towards a number of our footballers in the aftermath of Sunday’s game. More must be done to prevent people being bullied and trolled online.

The investigation is being conducted by senior management at Portsmouth and it is understood that it centres on the one screen shot which has been widely circulated on social media, and that the club are not aware of any additional abuse within the chat.

League Two side Oldham announced racist comments had been made to one of the club’s directors at last weekend’s friendly against Ashton United.

A club statement said: “We all understand that football is a game built on opinion and emotion but as recent events in the sport show, clubs will continue to take a zero tolerance approach to discriminatory behaviour to help enact positive change to make the game for everyone.

“As a result, the club are working closely with Greater Manchester Police who have offered their support and guidance to help identify those involved and will take the strongest possible action in conjunction with other relevant authorities to ensure this type of behaviour is eradicated from society.”