Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 28th February 2020, 09:56 PM
Kiko Casilla has just been given an 8-game ban after being found guilty of racial abuse against Charlton's Jonathan Leko. 
Following last night's shameful events what happened in Sofia. What do you believe needs to be done to stop racism in sport?
The teams need to be kicked out of the contest they're in. People have to see a tangible negative result after their actions.
I agree teams being kicked out of the competition, or a ban from the next tournament.
The problem with kicking teams out of a competition is that it is open to organised subterfuge. For example, I have a friend whose son was born, raised and lives in England but because his mother is German he supports Germany. He could in theory go to an England game and make a number of racist gestures or chants and easily pass for an England fan, even with a solid investigation carried out, and therefore get the team sanctioned or expelled. Rival supporters would potentially look to exploit this punishment and have sides instantly banned.
I know he is an extreme example and would be a minority case but arguably so are the racists, even if it is more widespread in other countries. We know these kind of individuals are capable of organised action and so a more measured approach is required.
It would also be harsh to have a team expelled for a handful of idiot scumbags who do not represent their national or club side.
Personally I feel it should be more complex. Teams that have a racism issue but take no action or insufficient steps to resolve the problem should initially be fined and given penalty points similar to a driving licence. Repeat infractions incur a points deduction and fines and ultimately expulsion. This gives them fair warning and time to take action on the root causes much like British football did beginning in the 80s. Out leagues are by no means perfect but they are vastly superior to most others.
Bristol City are investigating reports of racist language being used by their fans during Saturday's Championship game at Luton.
A Robins statement, following Luton's 3-0 win, said they "naturally condemn any form of abuse or racist language".
I largely agree with Severin. I’m not sure kicking them out is the answer as it doesn’t really solve the problem it just puts it in a different corner. There are some aspects of society that think this behaviour is acceptable, by sheer coincidence they unfortunately happen to be quite fond of football. Taking them out of football doesn’t stop them being racist. It doesn’t stop them racially abusing players from behind anonymous twitter accounts. It’s not the answer because it doesn’t solve the issue at hand in my opinion.
I’d really like to hear from Sterling, Rashford and any of the other hundreds upon hundreds of footballers of colour who are racially abused as to what they would like to see done and how they would like to see things tackled. They’re on the receiving end of it, any solution will only work if it shuts off all avenues of this vile abuse they have to handle daily and any solution needs to tackle the things that we don’t see as the majority group but are blindly obvious to the minority groups
They already take care of it just fine. The team who's fan were at fault have to play future home games in a closed stadium.
Manchester United have issued an indefinite ban to a fan who allegedly racially abused Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold on Sunday.
United launched an investigation after the fan was ejected during the first half of the 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
A club statement read: "Racism and all forms of discrimination are completely unacceptable and do not reflect the values of our club.
"This individual isn't welcome at Old Trafford."
United said the ban is subject to appeal.
Brazilian midfielder Taison has been given a one-match ban following the red card he received for reacting to racist abuse during Shakhtar Donetsk's 1-0 home win against Dynamo Kyiv.
Taison, 31, made a gesture towards the Dynamo fans and kicked the ball at them before the referee took the players off the pitch in the 77th minute.
England fast bowler Jofra Archer says he was subjected to racist abuse by a spectator during the final day of the first-Test defeat by New Zealand.
The 24-year-old, who was making his first appearance in an overseas Test for England, says he heard comments from "one guy" at the Bay Oval.
Hertha Berlin's Under-16 team left the field midway through a match at VfB Auerbach 1906 after claiming they were racially abused by their opponents.
The club said several players had been subjected to racial abuse and the team walked off in the 68th minute following information from the referee.
"We condemn racism and discrimination in all forms," a Hertha statement said.
Serie A has apologised after imagery of monkeys was used in artwork for an anti-racism campaign.
The league received heavy criticism from Italian clubs AC Milan and Roma as well as anti-discrimination organisations for the posters.
"I realised it was inappropriate," said the league's chief executive Luigi De Siervo in a statement.
Artist Simone Fugazzotto had defended his creation by saying "we are all monkeys".
The Professional Footballers' Association has called for a government inquiry into racism in football after Chelsea's Premier League win at Tottenham was marred by alleged racist behaviour from the crowd.
Referee Anthony Taylor stopped play during the second half after Blues defender Antonio Rudiger complained of hearing monkey noises.
Tottenham have vowed to "take the strongest possible action" and said they will conduct "a thorough investigation".
Shortly after the stoppage, an announcement made over the public address system warned that "racist behaviour is interfering with the game".
Second and third addresses followed with the game heading towards its conclusion.
The PFA said: "We are disgusted and dismayed that once again, a Premier League fixture has been tainted by abuse from the stands towards players.
"It has become clear that football players are on the receiving end of the blatant racism that is currently rife in the UK, but they are not alone.
"The PFA stands beside every player who faces discrimination. We will continue to fight on their behalf to combat this issue for good.
"Football is part of the fabric of British society - with the huge global audience that English football attracts, we have a responsibility to lead the way with a zero-tolerance policy."
The PFA added that "all governing bodies" and "all football stakeholders" should work together to "confront, challenge and eradicate racist abuse in our stadiums and in our country".
It said: "The PFA calls for a government inquiry into racism within football and encourage the establishment of an All-Party Group at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport."
Spurs confirmed that they will be liaising with Chelsea and their players for their observations.
"Any form of racism is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated in our stadium," said Spurs in a statement.
"We take any such allegations extremely seriously and shall take the strongest possible action against any individual found to be behaving in such a way, including stadium bans."
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) and Tottenham have confirmed that the game was stopped over a single incident of alleged racist behaviour.
La Liga wants the Spanish Football Association to punish Espanyol with a partial stadium closure after Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams said he was racially abused at their ground.
After the 1-1 draw on Saturday, Williams, 25, said: "No black player or any player ever wants to hear that."
La Liga is attempting to identify the fans involved and bring criminal charges of hate crimes against them.
The Spanish FA is scheduled to discuss the issue at a meeting on Wednesday.
Trabzonspor have condemned racial abuse aimed at former Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi following their win over Fenerbahce on Saturday.
The Nigeria international, 32, was targeted on social media after a 2-1 victory that moved Trabzonspor above their opponents into third place.
A 12-year-old boy has been charged in connection with racist chants against Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos.
Police launched an investigation following allegations of abuse during the Scottish Premiership clash with Celtic on Sunday 29 December.
Disgusting to hear.
Unbelievable:
Kiko Casilla has just been given an 8-game ban after being found guilty of racial abuse against Charlton's Jonathan Leko.
BUMP
Michael Jordan says he will donate $100m (£78m) to groups fighting for racial equality and social justice.
The NBA legend said in a statement that he and his Jordan Brand would distribute the money over 10 years.
The money will go to a number of organisations in a bid to tackle "ingrained racism".
This:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53132933
That is beyond belief someone could do that...
The noose found in Nascar driver Bubba Wallace's garage on Sunday was actually a handle on a garage door and had been there since last year, an FBI investigation concluded.
It added that "no federal crime was committed".
Wallace, the sole full-time black driver in Nascar, successfully pushed to ban the Confederate flag from races.
Nascar said it was "thankful to learn that this was not an intentional, racist act against Bubba".
However, Wallace said the image he saw of "what was hanging in my garage is not a garage pull."
Bernie Ecclestone just keep quiet:
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/26/motorsport/bernie-ecclestone-formula-one-motorsport-lewis-hamilton-spt-intl/index.html
Sheffield Utd say they will support striker David McGoldrick after he was racially abused on social media.
Manchester United say they are "disgusted" after Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial were racially abused on social media by "mindless idiots" after Wednesday's loss to Sheffield United.
Both players started the 2-1 Premier League defeat at Old Trafford.
United midfielder Scott McTominay wrote on social media that he was "disgusted with what I have read this morning".
Facebook 'horrified' that its platforms and being used to abuse black footballers, and have announced plans to tighten rules on Instagram use. To which the response is, "What took you so long?"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56007601
Facebook says it is "horrified" to see the continued online abuse of footballers and has announced tougher measures to tackle the issue.
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard was left "angry and upset" after midfielder Glen Kamara told him he was racially abused during his side's Europa League defeat by Slavia Prague.
Slavia's Ondrej Kudela said something to Kamara while covering his mouth amid a melee in the final stages.
That enraged the Rangers' players, who confronted Kudela, and Gerrard got involved with his opposite number.
Nacer Bouhanni has withdrawn from Scheldeprijs after receiving racist abuse on social media following an incident in a previous race in France.
Bouhanni was disqualified for dangerous conduct at the Cholet-Pays de la Loire after pushing Britain's Jake Stewart into the barriers on the final sprint.
He apologised but later received "hundreds" of abusive messages.
The UCI, cycling's governing body, said it "firmly condemned the racist attacks" aimed at Bouhanni.
Not good. Whilst the way Bouhanni behaved in that sprint was incredibly dangerous and should be penalised, that has absolutely nothing to do with his race and the fact that people are treating him the way they did because of that is genuinely disgraceful. It feels almost a case of 'we don't think he was punished well enough so as a response we're using the fact he's not white to torment him'.
Week long social media boycott announced by Swansea City.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56672882
This was bound to happen at some point, strong action was needed. It would have been better if it was the entire 92.
Wolves have apologised to Rio Ferdinand after a supporter was arrested having made a racist gesture towards the former Manchester United and England defender at Molineux.
Ferdinand was at the stadium working as a pundit as Wolves were beaten 2-1 by United in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Fifa is investigating racial abuse aimed at England players during Thursday's 4-0 win over Hungary in a World Cup qualifier in Budapest.
Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham were both targeted.
England condemned the abuse as "completely unacceptable".
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Fifa "to take strong action against those responsible to ensure that this kind of disgraceful behaviour is eradicated from the game for good."
On Friday, Johnson tweeted: "It is completely unacceptable that England players were racially abused in Hungary last night."
Football's world governing body, Fifa, said it "will take adequate actions" once it receives reports from match officials and delegates who were at the game.
West Indies great Michael Holding says people must "call out" and "embarrass" racists if equality is to be achieved.
Earlier this year, Holding released a book about racial discrimination and revealed he suffered "barbaric" abuse as a player in England.
The 67-year-old was widely praised last year after speaking eloquently on the topic following George Floyd's murder.
Now he has called on people to be "anti-racist", saying: "You need good people to stop being silent."
Merseyside Police were unable to take action against the Instagram users who racially abused Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Naby Keita after they were found to be based outside of the UK.
Monkey emojis were sent to both players on April 6 following Liverpool's Champions League defeat at Real Madrid.
The abusive comments were removed by Instagram and reported to the police.
Police are investigating an alleged racist gesture made by a person to Tottenham fans during Sunday's Premier League game at Newcastle United.
Spurs won 3-2 in Newcastle's first game following a takeover of the club.
"An investigation is under way and the police have been made aware," said a Magpies statement.
"Discrimination has absolutely no place in football, in the street, online or in wider society and we will not tolerate it under any circumstances."
The club added they "will pursue the strongest possible action against anyone involved in discriminatory behaviour and will support any efforts by the authorities to secure a criminal conviction."
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "We can confirm we are investigating an alleged racist incident during Newcastle United's home fixture with Tottenham at St James' Park on Sunday.
Yorkshire will not take disciplinary action against any player, employee or executive after a report found Azeem Rafiq had been a victim of "racial harassment and bullying" at the club.
Last year Rafiq, 30, claimed "institutional racism" at the club left him close to taking his own life.
Seven of the 43 allegations were upheld by an independent panel last month.
A spokesperson for the player has called on Yorkshire board members to resign.
Ex-England international Gary Ballance has said he "regrets" using racist language towards his former Yorkshire team-mate Azeem Rafiq.
In a lengthy and emotional statement, Ballance said he was responsible for some of the offensive terms Rafiq was subjected to during his time at Headingley.
"It has been reported that I used a racial slur and, as I told the independent enquiry, I accept that I did so and I regret doing so," said Ballance, 31.
"To be clear - I deeply regret some of the language I used in my younger years."
Ballance, who played 23 Test matches for England, said Rafiq was his "best mate in cricket" and that he "cared deeply for him", adding that "on the pitch we supported each other greatly".
A former Yorkshire academy player says he was racially abused by a member of staff as a 16-year-old, in the latest allegation of racism against the club.
Irfan Amjad, who was later released, claims a member of staff used a term referencing his Pakistani heritage to criticise his batting style.
Yorkshire County Cricket Club said in a statement: "It is essential that those who have experienced racism, discrimination and abuse are able to come forward to share their experiences.
"We were unaware of this allegation until now but will investigate appropriately
Former bowler Maurice Chambers says he suffered racist abuse over a 10-year period at Essex, just days after another former player Zoheb Sharif alleged racism at the club.
Chambers, 34, who was born in Jamaica, alleges he was repeatedly racially abused by two team-mates and a senior coach at the county.
He says he was frequently subjected to racist jokes, including banana taunts.
Chambers, who played for Essex from 2005-2013, told The Cricketer he "would go home at the end of the day and cry".
The latest from Azeem Rafiq speaking to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59304381
Former Yorkshire and Hampshire bowler Tino Best says cricket needs to tackle a "drinking culture" which is "hampering" opportunities for black and Asian players.
The retired West Indies international, 40, spent the 2010 season at Yorkshire and played alongside Azeem Rafiq, who on Tuesday said English cricket was "institutionally" racist.
Former England cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent has revealed a racist hate letter she received telling her to "leave our country".
Rainford-Brent, 37, was the first black woman to play for England and is the director of women's cricket at Surrey.
She posted a picture of the abusive letter on social media on Wednesday along with her reaction.
"Born in South London but apparently I was found naked in Africa as a primitive," she wrote.
"Had some letters in my time but this one up there!"
The handwritten letter had a number of expletives and was posted on Twitter by Rainford-Brent a day after ex-Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq's emotional testimony to a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee.
Azeem Rafiq has apologised and said he is "deeply ashamed" for using anti-Semitic language in Facebook messages from 2011.
Former spinner Rafiq has spoken of his experiences of racism at Yorkshire and appeared at a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee this week.
The 30-year-old said he had "absolutely no excuses" for the messages.
"I am incredibly angry at myself and apologise to the Jewish community," he said in a statement.
Rafiq also later apologised on Thursday for an Instagram meme containing a saying relating to African people.
He said posting this four years ago "was a matter of stupidity but the harm is the same as overt racism so that is no excuse".
Somerset County Cricket Club have "reprimanded" Jack Brooks over historical tweets he sent which contained racist language.
The club investigated two tweets, sent in 2012 when the now 37-year-old played for Northamptonshire, as well as calling Cheteshwar Pujara 'Steve' when they were both at Yorkshire.
Brooks has "unreservedly" apologised.
In a statement, Somerset said he was "embarrassed and devastated that his comments offended people".
"He has acknowledged that, whilst they were made nearly a decade ago when he was less mature, the content of the posts was
This institutional racism scandal is certainly a massive problem and shouldn't be overlooked at all but this action of people (with way too much time on their hands clearly) going through player's years-old social medias to dig out ANYTHING problematic is way overboard imo.
So I don't know whether anyone listens to the Guardian Football Weekly, but they did a podcast with John Barnes last week. There were some good points raised by John (and some stuff that was a bit wide off the mark too). Anyway, his point was that by us historically going back 10-15 years and vilifying and cancelling people for making these comments, it makes authorities look like they are stamping down on racism. They're not really.. I don't really see what purpose it serves. People change, people mature - the key to it all is education, challenging people and learning. It's pretty clear there is a problem in cricket that is engrained in the culture, just like I'm sure there will have been in football back in the 80s. I do think people owning up to these comments and saying "Yes I made these, but I am not proud" is at step to going at least somewhere though.
Jahid Ahmed has become the third former Essex player to allege he experienced racist abuse at the club, saying he "felt like an outsider all the time".
https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/countycricket/jahid_ahmed_essex_was_a_white_mans_world.html
Lewis Hamilton has said "archaic mindsets need to change" and have no place in Formula 1 after three-time world champion Nelson Piquet used racially abusive language about him.
The 69-year-old Brazilian, who won the world title in 1981, 1983 and 1987, used a racially offensive term to refer to Hamilton in a podcast.
Piquet has been condemned by Formula 1, Hamilton's Mercedes team and the FIA.
"It's more than language," said seven-time world champion Hamilton.
"These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. I've been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life.
"There has been plenty of time to learn. Time has come for action."
Piquet was discussing the accident between Hamilton and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen on the first lap of last year's British Grand Prix.
He described the incident as "a joke", said Hamilton had been "lucky" only Verstappen crashed, and used a swear word in expressing his opinion that Hamilton had made a mistake.
This weekend's British Grand Prix is the first anniversary of the incident, which was one of a series between the two drivers as they disputed last year's world title - a championship decided in controversial circumstances at the 2021 finale in Abu Dhabi
Former Yorkshire head coach Andrew Gale will not engage with the England and Wales Cricket Board's disciplinary process after being charged following racism allegations at the club.
Abuse allegations surfaced in September 2020 when ex-player Azeem Rafiq said discrimination made him feel suicidal.
Gale won an unfair dismissal claim against Yorkshire in June after being sacked by the club last year.
The 38-year-old denied all allegations in a statement on Wednesday.
"I was very disappointed when Azeem's original allegations were first brought to my attention," Gale said in his first statement since being dismissed by the club.
"For the avoidance of any doubt, I deny each and every allegation that Azeem raised with YCCC and then via the ECB suggesting that I have used racist language and bullied Azeem."
I don't think I really add much by saying this shouldn't be happening - I think the Hamilton incident was in Portugese and Piquet claims he didn't use the word with racist intent, but I really hope this incident pushes him to think more about the connotations of the words he's using before saying them.
An independent review is expected to find that there is evidence of institutional racism in Scottish cricket.
The investigation was commissioned by SportScotland last year and is due to be published on Monday.
It follows allegations - some made by all-time leading wicket-taker Majid Haq - of racism and discrimination.
During the review a number of referrals and allegations were passed to Police Scotland.
RFU launches investigation after Luther Burrell’s racism in rugby revelations.
Cricket Scotland's board has resigned a day ahead of the publication of a review of racism in the sport.
It is expected to report findings of institutional racism in the Scottish game.
The directors resigned with immediate effect on Sunday morning.
"We are all truly sorry and have apologised publicly to everyone who has experienced racism, or any other form of discrimination, in cricket in Scotland," they said.
An independent review into allegations of racism in Scottish cricket has found the governance and leadership of the sport to be institutionally racist.
It also found that those who did raise issues were ignored or side-lined and a culture of "racially aggravated micro-aggression" was allowed to develop.
The review highlighted 448 examples that demonstrated institutional racism.
It was commissioned by Sportscotland after a number of allegations were made last year.
Brentford condemn racist abuse aimed at Ivan Toney after goal against Arsenal.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan says the disciplinary hearing into allegations of racism at Yorkshire is a "terrible look" for cricket.
Vaughan is accused of saying "there's too many of you lot, we need to have a word about that" to Azeem Rafiq and three other Asian players at Yorkshire before a T20 match in 2009.
Vaughan has "completely and categorically" denied the allegation - and did so again when giving evidence for the first time in the hearing on Friday.
The 48-year-old was critical of the process and said he met Rafiq in November 2021 because "the whole situation was escalating out of control".
Former England batter Gary Ballance should be fined £8,000 and banned for eight weeks for using racist language at Yorkshire, according to the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Ballance is one of six former Yorkshire players found to have use racist slurs at the club by the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) panel in March.
The charges stemmed from claims made by former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq.
Ballance, who retired earlier this month, admitted the charge against him.
The ECB also recommended a combination of fines, suspensions, reprimands and education courses for former England bowlers Tim Bresnan and Matthew Hoggard, former Yorkshire captain and coach Andrew Gale, former Scotland bowler John Blain and former Yorkshire all-rounder Richard Pyrah.
All five did not appear before the independent CDC panel in March after withdrawing from the process and also did not provide written submissions for this hearing in London on Wednesday.
CDC panel chair Tim O'Gorman said a decision on sanctions for the six former players will not be made for "several weeks".
Real Madrid’s 1-0 defeat by Valencia was overshadowed by alleged racist abuse from the stands directed at Vinícius Júnior, who was later sent off, with Carlo Ancelotti insisting afterwards that the game should have been abandoned.
The match was halted for 10 minutes in the second half as Vinícius pointed out fans to the referee who he said had racially abused him. The Brazilian carried on playing but was sent off a few minutes later after he became involved in a brawl with Valencia players.
“I don’t want to talk about football today, there is no meaning in talking about football today,” said Real manager Ancelotti afterwards. “What we saw today is unacceptable. An entire stadium chanting racist slurs, I told the referee that he should have stopped the match.”
Micah Richards says La Liga president Javier Tebas' response to the racist abuse suffered by Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr "makes my blood boil".
Real's La Liga match at Valencia on Sunday was paused in the second half after an incensed Vinicius reported opposition fans to the referee.
Vinicius has been the target of racist abuse multiple times this season and the latest incident has seen him receive support from the footballing world.
And there has been widespread condemnation of how the incident has been handled, including from the Brazilian government.
After the match, Vinicius and Tebas were involved in a row on Twitter, after the Brazilian said La Liga "belongs to racists" and "in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists".
Tebas responded by saying Vinicius twice did not turn up for a meeting to discuss what it "can do in cases of racism", adding: "Before you criticise and slander La Liga, you need to inform yourself properly."
The latest incident of racist abuse towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr has been reported to the Spanish prosecutor's office as a hate crime, the club says.
Real's La Liga match at Valencia on Sunday was paused in the second half as an incensed Vinicius reported opposition fans to the referee.
Following the match, in which the 22-year-old Brazil international was later sent off for violent conduct, he said "La Liga belongs to racists".
Real Madrid issued a statement on Monday stating that it "considers that such attacks also constitute a hate crime".
Spanish prosecutors will now decide whether to pursue a criminal investigation.
Police in Spain have detained four people suspected of hanging an effigy of the Real Madrid player, Vinicius Jr, from a bridge in Madrid.
The figure appeared in January ahead of a match between Real and their rivals in the capital, Atletico.
It was hung by its neck under a banner saying: "Madrid hates Real".
La Liga will request "more sanctioning powers" so it can punish incidents of racism in Spanish football.
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr has been the target of racist abuse multiple times this season.
The Spanish league's handling of the latest incident at Valencia on Sunday has received widespread condemnation.
Under Spanish law, La Liga can currently only identify and report cases but not impose sanctions, making it feel "powerless".
La Liga could reduce the amount of racist incidents in Spain's top flight in six or seven months if it had the "necessary powers", the league's president Javier Tebas says.
The Spanish league has requested more power to punish incidents of racism.
That came after Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr was the target of racist abuse at Valencia on Sunday.
Valencia's punishment following the racist abuse of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr has been reduced on appeal.
The partial closure of the La Liga club's Mestalla Stadium has been reduced from five to three matches.
And their fine has been cut from 45,000 euros to 27,000 euros (£23,400) after the Spanish Football Federation appeals committee said it had decided to "partially uphold" Valencia's appeal.
Police are investigating "racist comments" directed towards Everton's Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana.
The 22-year-old shared a screenshot of a racist message he received after Sunday's 4-0 loss at Aston Villa.
Everton said that "such abuse is vile" and Merseyside Police added "we condemn such behaviour in the strongest terms."
"It is appalling to think that anyone would use an online platform to target anyone with abuse based on their race," said a Merseyside Police spokesperson.
"Merseyside Police can confirm an investigation is under way after it was reported racist comments were made on social media directed towards an Everton player."We take all reports of hate crime extremely seriously, and I would like to remind social media users that any belief that they can maintain anonymity online to commit offences is misplaced.
Brentford say they condemn "cowardly" racist abuse sent to defender Ethan Pinnock on Instagram on Saturday.
The abusive message was sent after Brentford's 2-1 Premier League loss to Manchester United.
A statement from Brentford said: "When can we expect social media companies to fully use their resources and technology to provide us with the safer online experience many of us want?"
The Bees added that they have opened an investigation.
"Racial discrimination is a stain on our sport and society and we will continue to fight against it," the statement read.
"We have initiated an investigation and will be seeking the support of the police and [Instagram owner] Meta to identify the perpetrator and hold them accountable.
"Ethan has our full support at this time."
Several ex-Essex players were victims of "racist abuse and discriminatory treatment" during their time at the club, a report has concluded.
An investigation was launched by the county in December 2021 following a series of allegations by Jahid Ahmed, Maurice Chambers and Zoheb Sharif.
No players have been named in the report by Katharine Newton KC.
Chairman Anu Mohindru said "fundamental errors" had been made in the past which did not reflect "the Essex of today".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67660279
Players do not think the football authorities are doing enough to effectively tackle racism in the game, says Professional Footballers' Association chair Omar Beckles.
Beckles says members do not believe there are "real, consistent and significant consequences" for racism.
AC Milan's Mike Maignan and Coventry's Kasey Palmer both suffered alleged racist abuse during games on Saturday.
"Responsibility for what happens next lies with the authorities," he said.
"Our members want to see real, consistent and significant consequences for racist abuse, both for the individuals who are responsible and for clubs who fail to get a grip of the issue within their stadiums.
Athletic Bilbao's Nico Williams scored in the 3-1 La Liga defeat at Atletico Madrid after accusing a section of home fans of racially abusing him.
The Spain winger asked referee Juan Martinez to stop the match midway through the first half at Estadio Civitas Metropolitano.
The game was paused to make an announcement to the crowd, and Atletico players Antoine Griezmann and Jose Maria Gimenez appeared to urge their fans to stop the chanting before play resumed.
"I have gone to take a corner and I have heard monkey sounds," 21-year-old Williams told DAZN.
"There are stupid people everywhere, but nothing happens. We have to keep working.
"I hope this changes little by little because in the end we are fighting internally and externally against this."
Williams was booed by some fans throughout, which intensified when the match was stopped and after he equalised just before half-time.
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