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Police investigating 'abhorrent' online racist abuse of top flight footballers
Multiple Premier League and Scottish Premiership players faced racist abuse on Instagram, with UK Football Policing Unit reporting four incidents in three days and social media accounts removed.
- From Friday to Sunday, the UKFPU received six reports of online racial abuse against Premier League players, prompting an investigation.
- On Saturday, Chelsea's Wesley Fofana and Burnley's Hannibal Mejbri were targeted on Instagram after their match, while Wolves' Tolu Arokodare also faced abuse after a Sunday defeat at Crystal Palace.
- Clubs published accused social-media accounts and reported the incidents to Meta and police, with Wolves sharing accounts on their website and reporting to West Midlands Police.
- Cheshire Chief Constable Mark Roberts, head of the UKFPU, condemned racial abuse and vowed to bring offenders to justice, while the Premier League and Kick It Out urged stronger platform action.
- Last week, a Champions League tie at the Estadio da Luz was halted for 11 minutes after Vinicius Junior reported racial abuse, while Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni was provisionally suspended over allegations.
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Police investigating 'abhorrent' online racist abuse of top flight footballers
Sky News is aware of six incidents of racial abuse in England's Premier League and the Scottish Premiership over the weekend. Wolves, Sunderland, Chelsea, Burnley and Rangers players were all victims.
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