United were beaten by Villarreal 11-10 in a shoot-out after
a 1-1 draw following extra time in Gdansk. “At least 70 racial slurs on my
social accounts counted so far,” Rashford tweeted. “For those working to make
me feel any worse than I already do, good luck trying.”
United tweeted after the game that players were subjected to
“disgraceful racist abuse” and urged users to report any form of abuse or
discrimination through their online reporting tool.
— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) May 26, 2021
A host of players at Premier League clubs have been targeted
in the past few months, including United’s Anthony Martial, Manchester City’s
Raheem Sterling, Liverpool’s Trent-Alexander Arnold and Sadio Mane and
Chelsea’s Reece James.
In February, English football bodies sent an open letter to
Facebook and Twitter, urging blocking and swift takedowns of offensive posts,
as well as an improved verification process for users.
Following the #UEL final, our players were subjected to disgraceful racist abuse.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 27, 2021
If you see any form of abuse or discrimination, 𝗮𝗰𝘁 and 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 it.#SeeRed #allredallequal
Instagram has announced new measures and Twitter vowed to
continue its efforts after taking action on over 700 cases of abuse related to
football in Britain in 2019.
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