Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has called for more to be done to prevent online abuse after he revealed a “vile, racist and threatening” message he received after Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat by Juventus.
Walker played the whole thing meeting in Turin but could not help Pep Guardiola’s side avoid a seventh defeat in 10 games.
England international Walker posted a screenshot of a message he received from an anonymous Instagram user on his social media pages on Thursday, which read:
“No one should ever have to be subjected to the vile, racist and threatening abuse I received online after last night’s game,” Walker wrote on his X and Instagram pages.
“Instagram and the authorities need to stop this for the sake of all who suffer from this abuse. It is never acceptable.
“To our fans, we will continue to work as a team to do better, improve and turn the corner together.”
City quickly condemned the racist attack, the club said in a statement. “Manchester City strongly condemns the racist abuse that Kyle Walker was subjected to online after last night’s game.
“We refuse to tolerate discrimination of any kind, whether it’s in the stadium or online.
“We will be offering Kyle our full support following his abhorrent treatment.”
The Premier League said in a statement: “The Premier League condemns all forms of discrimination. Racism has no place in our game or anywhere in society. We encourage anyone who hears or sees discriminatory abuse to report it so action can be taken.”
“Premier League to support Kyle Walker and club in tackling online hate.”
