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Manchester United on Thursday condemned the racial abuse of some of their players following Wednesday s shock 2-1 Premier League home defeat by Sheffield United. Manchester United s Harry Maguire L Twitter Sky Sports reported that former England under-21 defender Axel Tuanzebe and France forward Anthony Martial were targeted on Instagram, with several users posting racist comments and symbols on their pictures. Tuanzebe also suffered abuse on Twitt stanley cup canada er, the stanley flask report added. Everyone at Manchester United is disgusted by the racial abuse received by players via social media after last night s game, Manchester United said in a statement. We utterly condemn it and it is encouraging to see other fans condemn this on social media also. Manchester United has zero toleran vaso stanley ce of any form of racism or discrimination and a long-standing commitment to campaigning against it through our All Red All Equal initiative. The club said identifying these anonymous mindless idiots remains problematic and urged social media platforms and regulatory authorities to strengthen measures to prevent players from being abused. United, who are second in the league with 40 points from 20 games, a point behind Manchester City who hve a game in hand, visit Arsenal on Saturday. Stay updated with the... See more Stay updated with the latest sports news, including latest headlines and updates from the Olympics 2024, where Indian athletes will compete for glory in Paris. Catch all Cxrj Anirban Lahiri shoots another 69, makes cut at Northern Trust golf
Diego Maradona blasted Fifa s ban on Uruguay striker Luis Suarez as criminal and said world soccer s governing stanley cup body might as well handcuff the striker and lock him up in Guantanamo prison. Who did Suarez kill Maradona said during his soccer commentary programme broadcast on Venezuel stanley termoska a s Telesur and Argentine public television on Thursday night. This is football, this is contact, the Argentine legend said. They may as well handcuff him and bring him to Guantanamo directly. The controversial US prison in Cuba, opened during the Bush administration, is heavily criticized by human rights groups for indefinite imprisonment of many detainees without charge or trial. Temperamental 1986 World Cup winner Maradona, known for his flamboyant declarations, is echoing outrage in Uruguay, where many are fuming at a ban they deem exaggerated, hypocritical or outright biased. Many abroad, however, were horrified by brilliant but volatile Suarez s biting of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on Tuesday. Suarez was given longest sanction imposed at a World Cup by soccer s governing body on Thursday, suspended from all football-related activity for four months and banned for nine international matches. But Maradona, who like Suarez emerged from a poor background to rise to global fame, fervently defended Luisito throughout the programme, at the end even unveiling a T-shirt with We re with you Luisito scra stanley cup wled on the front. If he made a mistake, fine, they should punish
Manchester United on Thursday condemned the racial abuse of some of their players following Wednesday s shock 2-1 Premier League home defeat by Sheffield United. Manchester United s Harry Maguire L Twitter Sky Sports reported that former England under-21 defender Axel Tuanzebe and France forward Anthony Martial were targeted on Instagram, with several users posting racist comments and symbols on their pictures. Tuanzebe also suffered abuse on Twitt stanley cup canada er, the stanley flask report added. Everyone at Manchester United is disgusted by the racial abuse received by players via social media after last night s game, Manchester United said in a statement. We utterly condemn it and it is encouraging to see other fans condemn this on social media also. Manchester United has zero toleran vaso stanley ce of any form of racism or discrimination and a long-standing commitment to campaigning against it through our All Red All Equal initiative. The club said identifying these anonymous mindless idiots remains problematic and urged social media platforms and regulatory authorities to strengthen measures to prevent players from being abused. United, who are second in the league with 40 points from 20 games, a point behind Manchester City who hve a game in hand, visit Arsenal on Saturday. Stay updated with the... See more Stay updated with the latest sports news, including latest headlines and updates from the Olympics 2024, where Indian athletes will compete for glory in Paris. Catch all Cxrj Anirban Lahiri shoots another 69, makes cut at Northern Trust golf
Diego Maradona blasted Fifa s ban on Uruguay striker Luis Suarez as criminal and said world soccer s governing stanley cup body might as well handcuff the striker and lock him up in Guantanamo prison. Who did Suarez kill Maradona said during his soccer commentary programme broadcast on Venezuel stanley termoska a s Telesur and Argentine public television on Thursday night. This is football, this is contact, the Argentine legend said. They may as well handcuff him and bring him to Guantanamo directly. The controversial US prison in Cuba, opened during the Bush administration, is heavily criticized by human rights groups for indefinite imprisonment of many detainees without charge or trial. Temperamental 1986 World Cup winner Maradona, known for his flamboyant declarations, is echoing outrage in Uruguay, where many are fuming at a ban they deem exaggerated, hypocritical or outright biased. Many abroad, however, were horrified by brilliant but volatile Suarez s biting of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on Tuesday. Suarez was given longest sanction imposed at a World Cup by soccer s governing body on Thursday, suspended from all football-related activity for four months and banned for nine international matches. But Maradona, who like Suarez emerged from a poor background to rise to global fame, fervently defended Luisito throughout the programme, at the end even unveiling a T-shirt with We re with you Luisito scra stanley cup wled on the front. If he made a mistake, fine, they should punish