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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Duke of Cambridge has called for racist abuse aimed at footballers to stop, calling it \u201cdespicable\u201d. Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was the latest<\/p>\n

player subjected to racist abuse this weekend after a series of incidents. On Sunday, Greater Manchester Police began an investigation into the abuse.<\/p>\n

And writing on Twitter, Prince William, who is also the president of the Football Association, praised those who had spoken out. He said: \u201cRacist abuse \u2013 whether on the pitch, in the<\/p>\n

stands, or on social media \u2013 is despicable and it must stop now. \u201cWe all have a responsibility to create an environment where such abuse is not tolerated, and those who choose to spread hate and<\/p>\n

division are held accountable for their actions. That responsibility extends to the platforms where so much of this activity now takes place. \u201cI commend all those players, supporters, clubs and<\/p>\n

organisations who continue to call out and condemn this abuse in the strongest terms. \u201d The abuse aimed at Rashford on Saturday followed similar treatment of team-mates Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial.<\/p>\n

\u201cA number of these comments have been reported to us and we are liaising with those involved to provide support and we will be<\/p>\n

investigating these crimes thoroughly,\u201d said a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) statement. Rashford described the abuse as \u201chumanity and social media at its worst\u201d.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old, who was awarded the MBE for his work fighting child food poverty, received multiple racist messages on Instagram on Saturday. They were sent to the England striker after United\u2019s 0-0<\/p>\n

draw with Arsenal. \u201cI\u2019m a black man and I live every day proud that I am,\u201d he said on Twitter. \u201cNo-one, or no one comment, is going to make me feel any different.<\/p>\n

So sorry if you were looking for a strong reaction, you\u2019re just simply not going to get it here. \u201cI\u2019m not sharing screenshots. It would be irresponsible<\/p>\n

to do so and as you can imagine there\u2019s nothing original in them. \u201cI have beautiful children of all colours following me and they don\u2019t need to read it.<\/p>\n

Beautiful colours that should only be celebrated. \u201d GMP said they were aware that a number of Manchester United players had suffered abuse on social media between Wednesday and Saturday.<\/p>\n

They added: \u201cNobody should be subject to such abuse and it is deeply upsetting not only to those who suffer it, but to all those who come across this awful language too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese hateful words have no place anywhere in our society whether online or otherwise. \u201d<\/p>\n

Facebook, which owns Instagram, also released a statement after Rashford\u2019s abuse. It said: \u201cWe have taken action in this case by removing accounts and comments and are continuing to investigate.<\/p>\n

\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Be nice and be good<\/b><\/p>\n

humans\u2019 Karen Carney, who won 144 England caps, deleted her Twitter account in January following online abuse she received after a tweet by Leeds United questioned her comments as a pundit.<\/p>\n

BBC Radio 5 Live pundit Carney, 33, said the abuse sports personalities were receiving was \u201chorrible and brutal\u201d. \u201cIf you wouldn\u2019t say it to someone\u2019s face, don\u2019t say it<\/p>\n

on social media and hide behind a platform,\u201d said Carney. \u201cIt\u2019s really upsetting and we need to do something about it, especially in a pandemic. It\u2019s really tough at the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would just urge people to be nice and be good humans.<\/p>\n

The people that receive this, it bothers them and upsets them. \u201cThe people posting on social media would see Marcus Rashford and ask him for a photo. He\u2019s a human being and what I love about him<\/p>\n

is he didn\u2019t rise to it. \u201cAny person that receives abuse, if they say something back [online] they get the abuse 10 times over. We urge the government to do<\/p>\n

something about it because it\u2019s getting beyond a joke. I worry about people\u2019s mental health. \u201d Speaking on Match of the Day, former Arsenal and England<\/p>\n

striker Ian Wright said the authorities and social media companies needed to do more to identify the perpetrators. He said: \u201cIt seems to be a fact if a black player plays<\/p>\n

poorly \u2013 or they think they did \u2013 they come with all the emojis and whatever. There are ways of being able to catch people. They\u2019re not vigilant enough \u2013<\/p>\n

nowhere near. \u201cIt should be something they\u2019re doing hand in hand [authorities and social media sites] . But how much do they care deep down?\u201d Former Tottenham, Newcastle and England midfielder Jermaine<\/p>\n

Jenas added: \u201cThe platforms, I need them to show me these people and say they\u2019re doing everything they can to bring some justice. For those asking why<\/p>\n

we are still taking the knee, there you go. \u201d Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha felt people on social media were \u201cenergised\u201d to post abuse because the social media<\/p>\n

companies were not doing enough to stop it. \u201cWhen it happened to Axel Tuanzebe, you think it\u2019s a big talking point and nothing can happen like that again, but there\u2019s something<\/p>\n

happening again and again,\u201d said Onuoha on BBC Radio 5 Live. \u201cGroups of people feel energised and can do it again and say whatever they want to say. We\u2019re relying on technology giants to solve<\/p>\n

a situation they have created themselves. \u201cSome people go on there with anonymity and feel they can say anything whether to do with race or sexuality and it\u2019s completely<\/p>\n

unacceptable. How do you police a billion people on social media? \u201cThe things that are being said are a disgrace and I want change. Lots of people want change and we need change but until there\u2019s that level of accountability, people will feel energised to say whatever they want. \u201d<\/p>\n

PFA calls for players<\/b><\/p>\n

to be protected Players\u2019 union the Professional Footballers\u2019 Association (PFA) says action should have been taken earlier. \u201cPlayers have repeatedly raised this issue publicly and<\/p>\n

still the abuse persists,\u201d said a PFA statement. \u201cWhile none of us have the power to eradicate racism from society, social media companies must do their part and eliminate it from their platforms \u2013 over which they do have<\/p>\n

control. \u201cEnough time has been given to the networks to demonstrate a willingness to act. We have been at crisis point with this issue for two years. Racism causes trauma, and online abuse presents a significant<\/p>\n

risk to people\u2019s mental health and wellbeing. \u201cLast week we met with Cabinet ministers to discuss discrimination in football with players sharing first-hand accounts of their<\/p>\n

experience of racist abuse online. \u201cFollowing the meeting, the government committed to introduce new laws around online abuse and launch a fan-led review of football<\/p>\n

governance. While we welcome these steps, finding a way to protect players from ongoing racist abuse cannot wait. \u201d The Football Association had reiterated its commitment to<\/p>\n

clamping down on discrimination of all kinds earlier on Saturday. \u201cWe are united with all of football in our abhorrence of any racist abuse,\u201d read an FA statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not acceptable in any part of society.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to work with the rest of the game,<\/p>\n

the government and social media platforms to remove this \u2013 and all elements of \u2013 discrimination from our sport. \u201d On Friday Chelsea said they were \u201cdisgusted\u201d after<\/p>\n

right-back Reece James was racially abused on social media. On Saturday a man was arrested after a racist message was sent to West Brom midfielder Romaine Sawyers.<\/p>\n

Tuanzebe and Martial were racially abused on social media after Manchester United\u2019s defeat by Sheffield United on Wednesday. The PFA statement added: \u201cOver the past five days, we<\/p>\n

have seen another spate of disgusting racial abuse aimed at black professional footballers. \u201cAxel Tuanzebe, Anthony Martial, Romain Sawyers, Reece James and Marcus Rashford should not have to put up with being racially abused<\/p>\n

because some \u2018fans\u2019 don\u2019t like the results of a football match. These players are at work and racist abuse should not be tolerated as part of any profession.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been very clear that social media platforms are an extension of a professional footballer\u2019s workplace. Every effort must be<\/p>\n

taken to protect them \u2013 and all other users \u2013 from racist abuse while using social media. \u201cOffline consequences for online hate crimes must be pursued whenever possible.<\/p>\n

\u201d On Monday, the UK government held talks with current and former footballers about tackling discrimination and abuse. On Friday a spokesperson for Facebook said: \u201cThere is<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

clubs, players and football authorities to investigate instances of discrimination and collectively tackle this issue. \u201d Twitter said in a statement: \u201cRacist behaviour has no<\/p>\n

place on our service and when we identify accounts that violate any of the Twitter Rules, we take enforcement action. \u201cWe have proactively engaged and continue to<\/p>\n

collaborate with our valued partners in football to identify ways to tackle this issue collectively and will continue to play our part in curbing this unacceptable behaviour \u2013 both online and offline. \u201d BBC<\/p>\n

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