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"To be clear, we stand by our players. And that includes Barbra Banda. We love seeing her thrive in our ecosystem and it's our responsibility to show up and help her feel supported and protected."
The club are disgusted by abuse directed towards goalkeeper Liam Roberts following Saturday's unfortunate collision with Jean-Philippe Mateta. The reporting on the matter, as well as disgraceful suggestions made by certain news organisations and high-profile figures within the sport that Liam intended to harm Jean-Philippe, has contributed to the unwarranted character assassination of Liam and fuelled abhorrent online abuse towards him.
"I think ultimately we were the party that really implemented changes in the last government, and probably more change in this country in the last 20 or 30 years."
Emily Atack has bravely faced online abuse, particularly sexist trolling, following her role in Disney's new adaptation of Rivals, leading to broader discussions about the treatment of women in media.