Manchester United and Stars Condemn Racial Abuse Against Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba is the latest player in English football to suffer racial abuse on social media after a match. Tammy Abraham, who plays his football at Chelsea suffered similar abuse last week.

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Manchester United have condemned the racial abuse aimed at Paul Pogba on social media after the club’s draw with Wolves on Monday.

Fans targeted Pogba after he failed to score a penalty in the 1-1 draw at the Molineux Stadium.

United say they will take the “strongest course of action” against any person found guilty of racial abuse and discrimination.

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A press statement issued by the club said:

“Everyone at Manchester United is disgusted by the racial abuse aimed at Paul Pogba last night and we utterly condemn it,” United said in a club statement.

“The individuals who expressed these views do not represent the values of our great club and it is encouraging to see the vast majority of our fans condemn this on social media also.

“Manchester United has zero tolerance of any form of racism or discrimination and a long-standing commitment to campaigning against it through our #AllRedAllEqual initiative.

“We will work to identify the few involved in these incidents and take the strongest course of action available to us. We also encourage social media companies to take action in these cases.”

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Manchester United stars Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford have also reacted to the racial abuse against Pogba.

Rashford tweeted that:

Manchester United is a family. @paulpogba is a huge part of that family. You attack him you attack us all… @ManUtd — Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) August 20, 2019

Maguire also tweeted:

Disgusting. Social media need to do something about it… Every account that is opened should be verified by a passport/driving licence. Stop these pathetic trolls making numerous accounts to abuse people. @Twitter @instagram https://t.co/bzow073aTw

— Harry Maguire (@HarryMaguire93) August 20, 2019

Source: AfricaCelebrities.com