Racist Abuse Of Raheem Sterling Reported To Police
The Kick it Out campaign - aimed at tackling racism in football - has reported racist abuse against Raheem Sterling on social media - to Greater Manchester police.
It's after the Manchester City star was hit by a barrage of racist comments on Sunday - when he posted a family picture of himself with his daughter and niece on Instagram. (Pictured).
They released this statement on their website:
“Kick It Out is appalled by the recent abuse Raheem Sterling has received on social media.
“The range of social media platforms available gives supporters an opportunity to interact with players directly but this kind of unacceptable abuse is becoming more and more prevalent, not only with footballers but with anyone in the public eye.
“Kick It Out has reported the incident to Greater Manchester Police and we have subsequently offered our support to Manchester City and Raheem.
“Research carried out by Kick It Out, in conjunction with Tempero and Brandwatch between August 2014 and March 2015, found there was 39,000 discriminatory posts directed towards Premier League players.
“Any incident of discrimination can be reported confidentially via the Kick It Out App, which is available on Android and Apple devices.”