The email was sent after England's loss to Hungary in the Nations League
The spokesman said Martin accepted that he sent the email but denied its contents were offensive or indecent.
Senior crown prosecutor Adam Featherstone said: “The content of this message was not only grossly offensive, but racist. Martin now has a criminal record to show for it, which is likely to impact his life and future prospects. This result sends a clear message, that racist language in any form will not be tolerated and the CPS will not hesitate to prosecute these offences whenever our legal test is met.
CPS national sports lead Douglas Mackay said: “Hate crime has no place within society let alone sport. At the World Cup, we hope the England and Wales teams do their countries proud. However, fans must not let their passion overspill into racial abuse of players for what they do on the pitch, like we saw overshadow Euro 2020.
“If you see, read or hear of any offensive racist and homophobic language, during the World Cup or after, please report it to the police who will investigate. The law has been extended so those who abuse players online face being banned from watching football, and we will use these powers to those who we prosecute.”England won their opening World Cup game 6-2 against Iran on Monday . Martin will be sentenced on December 13.
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