It is not often that a professional footballer ends his career in just 22 years, unless the stop exposes him to protracted health problems. Josh Hope, the Australian midfielder for Melbourne Victory, did so. Reason? Gross insults and even death threats from fans whose target the young man became on social networks.
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Melbourne Victory player Josh Hope (center)
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“I walked through the rudeness in silence for a long time, but then I noticed how this shit … crept inside me. I can’t go on. Football is a very important part of my life, but I don’t want to experience these rudeness and humiliation anymore, “Hope wrote on Instagram, where he also announced his departure from football pitches.
As an 18-year-old, he made his Intercontinental Cup debut against Juventus, and was the first Tasmanian to receive a scholarship from the Australian Sports Institute. So what marked his promising career, what did he find himself on the verge of? They face anger and resentment because of one penalty …
At the age of 22, the extremely talented Josh Hope has walked away from professional football because of abuse on social media.
A real eye-opener this. An emotional interview from a really nice guy. https://t.co/JLYNg7xVKn
— Jack Kenmare (@jackkenmare_) November 6, 2020
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In January last year, he threw a penalty kick in a match against Wellington (3: 3). And the mela broke down on the nets. “Hundreds of hateful comments. Someone even wrote there that if I did something like that one more time, they would kill me, “Hope said of the reactions to sportbible.com.” Am I really mad, is this what people who support us are writing about? “It’s abuse. I’m so stressed on the field that I make a mistake, the joy of football disappears completely. It’s a vicious circle,” he complained.
Hope’s incident is not unique. Due to constant insults and outbursts, German world champion Shkodran Mustafi recently stopped all activities on social networks, and the star of Manchester City and the English national team Raheem Sterling recently admitted a bad experience.
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