Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha is targeted by racist abuse online after his team beats Manchester City in Premier League match
Earlier this year, Zaha had said he would stop"taking a knee" before games as part of English football's anti-racism campaign. The 28-year-old shared screenshots of some of the comments after Saturday's 2-0 Premier League win over Manchester City.
Zaha, who scored the opening goal of the game at the Etihad Stadium, was brought down by Aymeric Laporte which resulted in the City defender receiving a straight red card in first-half stoppage time. "This message isn't for me to get a million messages saying 'we stand with you' and 'it's disgusting' or about me getting sympathy," Zaha wrote on Instagram. "I don't mind abuse because nowadays it comes with doing the job I do even though it's not an excuse but my colour will always be the real problem but it's fine because I'll always be black and proud."Facebook, which owns Instagram, has not yet responded for comment.
Instagram had previously announced new measures and Twitter vowed to continue its efforts after taking action on cases of abuse related to soccer in Britain. Earlier this year, Zaha said he would stop "taking a knee" before games as part of English football's anti-racism campaign because he believed the meaning of the "degrading" gesture had been lost.
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