Racist abuse towards Kelechi Iheanacho that was allowed to stay on Twitter for more than twelve hours will be included in a dossier the Professional Footballers’ Association is going to present to social media bosses this month.
Leicester striker Iheanacho was subjected to vile abuse following his late miss against his former
club Manchester City, whose 1-0 win left them in pole position for the English Premier League title.
Several racist messages were posted between 9.45pm and 10pm and they remained online on Tuesday night, as Twitter did not removed them.
The PFA is aware and will be raising the comments when they sit down with social media
companies at a scheduled meeting to discuss online racism.
The players’ union wants to outline the severity of the issue, while they will also present a
collection of racist messages that have been sent to Sports Minister, Mims Davies.
It was abuse such as that directed to Iheanacho after Monday night’s match which prompted English Premier League players to stage a 24-hour social media boycott last month.
That campaign, led by the PFA and under the hashtag #Enough, aimed to bring players together to demand social media companies such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram do
more to tackle the problem.
It was supported throughout the entire footballing world, with
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, Tottenham’s Dele Alli, Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang among
those who backed the protest.

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