The defender of Chelsea Reece James (21 years old and this season he has played 18 games and scored a goal with the blues) it is the last British footballer to have suffered indecent racist insults throught social media. It was Friday night on Instagram. “Something must change”, posted the footballer when he received a disgusting private message replying to a stories Posted by Reece James, in which he was training with the team now led by Tuchel.
This is the disgusting message James was sent on Instagram.
On Friday, Premier League CEO Richard Masters condemned racist attitudes towards players and called on social media companies to fight against such discrimination. The West Brom He also denounced that the footballer Romaine Sawyers he suffered deplorable insults of this kind after the match he played on Tuesday.
The Chelsea community
“This club considers racism and all forms of discriminatory behavior to be completely unacceptable. We totally condemn it. In sport, as in society in general, we must create a social media environment where hateful and discriminatory actions are as unacceptable online as they would be on the street. We add our voice to those who urge social media platforms and regulatory authorities to take stronger, more effective and more urgent action against this despicable behavior. Something must change and must change now. “
The Manchester United complaint
This exhaustion of the Premier dates back to Wednesday, when Manchester United players Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial were rebuked on social networks for the color of their skin after the defeat against Sheffield United. “It’s amazing that we still have these scenes, this abuse in 2021,” Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Friday. “We have been campaigning for a long time with the Premier League and I think it is working, but there are still some people who have a conscience,” he added.
The English government plans to introduce new laws on discrimination and the Premier League has launched its own complaints system. According to the BBC, a Facebook spokesperson, who also owns Instagram, said: “There is no place for racism on Instagram and we are committed to removing it when we find it. We know there is more to do and we will continue to work closely with the clubs. “ Twitter also issued a statement: “Racist behavior has no place in our service and when we identify accounts that violate any of Twitter’s rules, we take compliance measures.”
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