Chelsea have condemned "abhorrent posts" aimed at Tammy Abraham after the club's Super Cup defeat by Liverpool in Istanbul.

Striker Abraham, 21, was targeted on social media with racist abuse after his side lost 5-4 on penalties.
Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian kept out Abraham's spot-kick to secure victory for the Champions League winners.
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"We are disgusted with the abhorrent posts we have seen on social media," said a club spokesman.

"Chelsea FC finds all forms of discriminatory behaviour unacceptable. It has no place at this club and where there is clear evidence of Chelsea season ticket holders or members involved in such behaviour, we will take the strongest possible action against them.'

The club's reaction comes after Kick It Out had issued a statement condemning the treatment of Abraham.

"Such abuse is now increasingly predictable, but no less disgusting," said the anti-racism charity.

"We send our support to Tammy and reiterate our call for Twitter and other social companies to clamp down on this level of abuse.

"This is a call to action - we want to know what they are going to do to tackle this insidious problem."

Former Everton striker Kevin Campbell tweeted: "Can someone please tell me why Tammy Abraham gets racially abused for missing a penalty? Football is the excuse for some people."

It comes after there were four reported cases of racist abuse on the opening weekend of the EFL season.

James McClean of Stoke City, Southend United striker Theo Robinson, Bambo Diaby of Barnsley and the sister of Fulham defender Cyrus Christie were all involved in incidents of 'discriminatory abuse'.

Kick It Out also produced a report which was released in July which showed that reports of racist abuse increased by 43% last season, with 274 cases compared with 192 the previous season.

In one of those, Chelsea suspended six fans for using "abusive language and threatening and aggressive behaviour" towards Manchester City and England player Raheem Sterling during a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge in December 2018.

One of those fans was banned for life for using "racially abusive language" towards Sterling.

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Fans are the hardest people to please... Man U Fans said Pogba is sh*t.. Now RealMadrid was ready to buy, Man U Fans dey beg am not to go.. lols

logon599:
Some people are just sick in the head. Racial abuse for missing a penalty.

Meanwhile I also blame Lampard for putting him to take the 5th penalty in that kind of game. You're just setting him up cos he can't handle that kind of pressure yet. There were more experienced and technically better players like Pedro, Kante or Azpilicueta that should have taken that fifth kick

I think you are right.
But it seem like the ghost or bad luck that is associated with jersey No. 9 at Chelsea is haunting Abraham already.
I pity the young man because one more game of missed chances, and the whole world will focus on his jersey number.
Lampard need to reduce the pressure on that young man.

Lampard is not yet ripe to be a coach

Some people are just sick na

It's alright

Rowdy fans


Na just lampard I felt for that day


Rest na wash

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that's bad

That is why i will never support Chelsea fc. Too racist for my like .

Just because the guy loosed the penalty but it wasn't his fault actually, he tried his best.
I'm not a fan of Chelsea but I think they really gave it their all for the fact that hazard is gone.

When you don't do well, white people suddenly remember that you are black

Should I tell u guys something.
No matter d Acton taken to stop racism.
It can't work.
Ordinary tribalism that is between a Blackman and his fellow Blackman in d same country does not work. E come be Blackman for white man country.
Even d whites shouting and clamouring against racist are d real racist.let d blacks just try and live with it.its not gonna change anything. Let's just hustle and make money and forget abt all dis grammars.

Same process. Condemn the abuse. Move on.

He’s got a white gf or wife or Fiancée so I presume he should deal with whatever self hate he’s battling first for jumping ship to the other “good” side.

I really don’t waste my sympathy for peeps like that. Got rich, make some money or fame and become too good for our black women? Nah. Deal with it! Let them from the other side protect you.

On issues similar to this, I always check out who you breeding or laying with and if it ain’t amongst one of your own kind, I couldn’t give a f.ucck less.

Yeah, deuces to the bullshit.

Racists lack sense.

Abraham shouldn't be bothered. Its all a ploy by hooligans from Tottenham to distract him. Plus I don't even know why he chose the accursed number sef

Okay we hear

MRsettingz:
there is always one thing I noticed about Africans, that black skin is always a limitation for us, before Abraham played the penalty, 7 of us watching ive already concluded he's loosing the kick.

Drogba that took the last PK at Munich na YELLOW abi?

Pathetic

Wrong choice of a final kick in such a tensed crucial match. If he had scored, nobody will talk about racism.

The issue here is Tammy Abraham and Chelsea. Wetin bring Pogba and Man U come here. Bros try read well abeg.Fans are the hardest people to please... Man U Fans said Pogba is sh*t.. Now RealMadrid was ready to buy, Man U Fans dey beg am not to go.. lols

Abeg, I need Sendo x charger

The black skin is a curse.
Even black skinned people in Africa are bleaching.
Everybody wanna be light skinned.
Men wanna date/marry light skinned women.


Black skin is usually associated with hardship, poverty,hard times,stress,suffering,ugly.

When someone says "You don black o", He /She is just telling you" You are suffering,things are tough with you,you don't look good,etc".

Then when you start bleaching and you start becoming light skinned,the compliments start flooding in
"You are glowing"
"You look good".
" E don better for you oh",etc.


#Reality

gentlegenius:

I think you are right.
But it seem like the ghost or bad luck that is associated with jersey No. 9 at Chelsea is haunting Abraham already.

Was he Lampard's choice or was he the person with the gut to take the penalty?

slapandfall:
Fans are the hardest people to please... Man U Fans said Pogba is sh*t.. Now RealMadrid was ready to buy, Man U Fans dey beg am not to go.. lols

on the contrary it is other EPL fans that have always called pogba that while man united fans sticked with him

Man u fans only got pissed of his total disrespect throughout the holiday on how he handled it and felt he can go since his mind wasn't in united again.


Pogba was the last to leave field on Sunday apologising to all fans

The boy get prospect sha & he’s still gonna rise!