Brentford today denounced that their striker Ivan Toney was the victim of racist insults on social networks after scoring the goal on Saturday that prevented Arsenal’s victory at the Emirates (1-1). After the draw, the ‘Gunners’ saw their advantage at the top of the Premier League reduced to three points as Manchester City, second in the table, beat Aston Villa (3-1) today.
“Immediately after Brentford’s match against Arsenal, Ivan Toney received a barrage of abusive and racist direct messages via his Instagram account,” Brentford reported. “We are disgusted and saddened that Ivan has to deal with this again.”
Arsenal offer their support to Toney
Immediately afterwards, Arsenal, despite the controversial intention to harm their interests, offered their support to Toney and declared that they were working with Brentford to identify the authors of the messages. “At Arsenal, we condemn all forms of discrimination and take a zero tolerance approach. We will apply the strictest possible measures to anyone we identify sending hateful messages.”
For its part, the Premier League responded in another statement in which it “condemns all forms of discrimination. No one should have to face abuse like Ivan Toney received. It has no place in football or in society. We are supporting Ivan and the club in the investigations.”
Toney was already attacked after a game against Brighton in October and shared screenshots of a direct message on Instagram that contained racist language.
Source: La Verdad
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