The club continues to be unequivocal in its stance we have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination. The club has reported the post to Instagram's parent company, Meta, and expects strong support from them, together with the Premier League and the police, and will work to ensure that the individual responsible is identified and investigated. Hannibal will receive the full backing from the club and from the Burnley fans who we have already seen condemning the abuse.
Vinicius Junior and his teammates appeared ready to walk off and the game was put on hold for 10 minutes after the Brazilian told the referee that he had been subject to racist abuse after scoring the goal that gives Real Madrid a 1-0 first-leg lead in their Champions League playoff against Benfica. Vinicius had celebrated the strike dancing in the corner of the Estadio da Luz and in the confrontations that followed, Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni said something to him while covering his mouth.
Bradford City Bradford City have condemned "abhorrent" racist abuse aimed at defender Curtis Tilt following their away match at Huddersfield Town. The club say the 34-year-old was targeted by a supporter in the home end as he left the pitch at the end of their 1-0 defeat at the Accu Stadium. West Yorkshire Police said the incident had been reported by the referee and an investigation had been launched.
A 60-year-old man has admitted sending abusive social media messages to England footballer Jess Carter. Nigel Dewale sent the posts to Carter's TikTok account during the Uefa Women's Euro 2025 tournament last summer, which defending champions the Lionesses went on to win. The messages included a derogatory reference to Carter's race and suggested people with brown skin were "murderers" and "groomers".
Jess Carter has spent her life grappling with when to hold back and when to speak up; wrestling with being naturally herself, embodying the characteristics her parents instilled in her of being open, honest, vocal and confident, and subduing herself because, while society values those traits, in a black woman they can be viewed negatively. Racist stereotypes of black women as aggressive, confrontational,
Highland council said the play, called Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, would not go ahead after negative feedback on social media and abusive messages directed at the school and its staff. Made by Edgy Productions, which specialises in scripts and music for schools and youth theatre, the show featured a scene in which Santa shows two young people the hardships faced by Syrian refugees on the Turkish border.
"Positive action is being taken, including issuing stadium bans to individuals who engage in discriminatory behaviour, referring cases of online abuse to the relevant authorities, and supporting the rehabilitation of offenders so they can understand the real-life consequences of their actions," EFL chief executive Trevor Birch said. "This is a multi-faceted approach - and crucially, the work does not stop here."
Racial comments when staff are out at work, staff frightened to get out of their cars until people pass by people of colour are beginning to feel unwelcome. She added: [Workers] have gone to a house to care for somebody, look out of the window and there's people standing by their car to intimidate them. We're giving advice that if you don't feel safe, don't leave the building. But of course there's somebody else who's waiting for that call.
"A lot of the time fans don't know what is going on, they only know what is in front of them," she said. "They don't know what someone is dealing with, what is going on in their life. I always say to the fans, be mindful, you don't know what someone is dealing with out there. You could just be adding on to it."
