Brian Harold Martin, 57, told York Crown Court he had been unable to find work “because of the circumstances surrounding this case”.
He was convicted at York Magistrates' Court at trial a year ago of sending an offensive electronic communication and appealed the conviction to the higher court.
Kelly Clarke, for the CPS, told the court the email was sent addressed to Mr Southgate on June 4, 2022, at 9.38pm. Earlier that day, England had lost 1 – 0 to Hungary in Hungary in the Nations Cup.
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