REVEALED: Man who filmed himself making racist rant against England's black stars is plasterer, 49, who 'has never been to a game and is banned from his local pub'
- England fan Brad Pretty, 49, has been filmed making racist comments online
- The plastering boss filmed himself on Sunday claiming 'they f***** it for us'
- He made racist comments about the three England players who failed to score A man who filmed himself delivering a vile racist rant against England's black players has never been to a football match in his life and is a COVID conspirator, MailOnline can reveal.
Brad Pretty, 49 posted a video of himself on his Facebook page abusing Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho after their loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final.
Staring into the camera with a St George's Cross etched across his face, Pretty used a string of racist terms against the trio and then hollered: 'They f***** it for us.'
Pretty offensive: Plasterer Brad filmed himself criticising England's black stars after the Italy game
Pretty in a social media picture. He has been banned from his local pub after his rant
Petty's toxic video went viral, igniting a social media storm and huge anger over his comments. He has since deleted his Facebook page.
Locals in Folkstone, Kent told MailOnline that he openly makes controversial comments when he is surrounded by friends while drinking.
One local said: 'Brad is a very opinionated man... when he he's in safe company.'
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Pretty boasts about being a Liverpool fan and a 'die hard' England supporter.
But the friend fumed: 'He's never been to a game in his life. If you showed him a photograph of Anfield, he wouldn't know what it was. And the same goes for England. He's never been to see them at Wembley, never mind abroad.'
Pretty tried to defend himself claiming many people support what he has to say but are afraid of doing so because of 'political correctness'
It was also reported tonight that Pretty has been banned from his local pub in the wake of his outburst.
His landlord told The Sun: 'I was shocked when I saw the video of Brad. He is usually okay and seems like a nice normal guy.
'We weren't impressed at all. He's obviously drunk and ruined his whole life with a one minute video.
'Usually he comes here alone about twice a week to meet a few friends. But we haven't seen him for more than a week.
'If he was to come back here, we would actually say to him to stay away for a little while because we do not stand for that at all.'
Locals also revealed that Pretty also openly boasts about not having the coronavirus vaccine, claiming that COVID is a conspiracy.
Shameless: Pretty's Facebook profile, where he refused to apologise for his video outburst
One said: 'When he's not being a loudmouth, he's a COVID conspirator. He comes out with all kinds of nonsense and is proud about not having the vaccine or wearing masks.
'Pretty rants a lot against what he calls the politically correct brigade and says that they are trying to control us. He sees COVID as part of that.'
Pretty his own company called BK Plastering, which has been inundated with negative online reviews following his racist rant.
He lives with his partner and has one son and has spent most of his life in Folkstone.
Chief Superintendent Warren Franklin of Kent Police said: 'On the afternoon of Tuesday 13 July 2021 Kent Police received a referral from the national policing lead for Euro 2020 relating to an offensive video that had been posted on social media.
'Later that day officers attended an address in Folkestone and arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of a malicious communications offence. He was taken into custody pending further enquiries.
'Kent Police will continue to keep the national policing lead updated and will respond accordingly to any other similar incidents that may be reported to us.'
- Police in Kent confirmed a man has been arrested in relation to a malicious communications offence.
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