Monkey emojis were sent to Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker's Instagram profiles following the defeat by Chelsea; Sterling was also abused after Man …
Racism in Football
On Sunday, Man City's Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker were sent racist messages after their team's champions league loss. Days before, Man United's Marcus Rashford received "at least 70 racial slurs" online. Little has changed since the social media blackout a month ago, that saw football associations and high-profile figures united against racial abuse directed at players. Will we see the government and tech companies doing more to push this problem out of football and off of online platforms?
Manchester United footballer subjected to ‘at least 70’ abusive messages, including one from a teacher Marcus Rashford was subjected to more racial abuse on his social media accounts after Manchester United’s Europa League final defeat in Gdansk. The England striker said he had received “at least 70 …
A year on from the murder of George Floyd, Premier League players and managers, including Kevin De Bruyne, Tyrone Mings, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Pep …
On BBC Sport, Match of the Day pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer recently had a conversation about racism in football. Shearer, the white …