{"id":29098,"date":"2021-01-30T05:33:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T10:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/arrest-made-after-online-racial-abuse-of-west-brom-player\/"},"modified":"2021-01-30T05:33:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T10:33:06","slug":"arrest-made-after-online-racial-abuse-of-west-brom-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/arrest-made-after-online-racial-abuse-of-west-brom-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest made after online racial abuse of West Brom player"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WEST BROMWICH, England \u2014 A man has been arrested on suspicion of racially abusing West Bromwich Albion midfielder Romaine Sawyers online. The Premier League club had reported to police on Friday that a racist message was sent to Sawyers during the team’s 5-0 loss to Manchester City on Tuesday. Late Friday, West Midlands Police said it had taken a 49-year-old man from Kingswinford into custody for questioning. The town is 10 miles from West Bromwich. \u201cOur dedicated football hate crime officer is also investigating another report of a racist comment towards the same footballer,\u201d the police said. \u201cWe will not tolerate racism.\u201d West Brom had called for the \u201c toughest available legal punishment.” Sawyers’ case wasn’t even the latest example of a Black athlete being targeted online. Chelsea’s Reece James late Friday night posted a screenshot of racist messages he received on Instagram. The 21-year-old England right back responded, \u201cSomething needs to change!\u201d Chelsea condemned the abuse, saying it was disgusted. \u201cThis club finds racism and all forms of discriminatory behaviour completely unacceptable,\u201d Chelsea said in a statement early Saturday. \u201cIn sport, as in wider society,\u201d the statement continued, \u201cwe must create a social media environment where hateful and discriminatory actions are as unacceptable online as they would be on the street.\u201d Earlier in the week, Manchester United players Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial were targets of racial abuse online after the team’s 2-1 home loss to last-placed Sheffield United. Premier League chief executive Richard Masters on Friday called on social media companies to take action. \u201cTackling online hate is a priority for football, and I believe social media companies need to do more,” he said. The players\u2019 union has encouraged players to press charges if possible. \u201cSystemic racism causes trauma, and footballers are not immune by virtue of their profession,\u201d the Professional Footballers Association said Thursday. \u201cPlayers\u2019 mental health can be affected by racial abuse and the impact of wider racial prejudice in society.\u201d ___ More AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/Soccer and https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP_Sports The Associated Press<\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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