Tag: abuse

Antoine Semenyo: Manchester City forward ‘froze’ after alleged racial abuse by Liverpool fan, court hears | Football News
14 October 2026 Off

Antoine Semenyo: Manchester City forward ‘froze’ after alleged racial abuse by Liverpool fan, court hears | Football News

By Total Football News

Footballer Antoine Semenyo “froze” after he was allegedly racially abused by a Liverpool fan at Anfield, a court has heard.

Semenyo, who was then playing for Bournemouth, was allegedly racially abused by Mark Mogan, 47, as he went to take a throw-in about 30 minutes into the opening match of the Premier League season on August 15 last year.

Simon Jones, prosecuting, told Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday the footballer

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Robinio Vaz: Hull City criticuse ‘abhorrent’ racist abuse of new signing
3 September 2026 Off

Robinio Vaz: Hull City criticuse ‘abhorrent’ racist abuse of new signing

By Total Football News

Hull City have criticised the “abhorrent racist abuse” directed at new signing Robinio Vaz when they announced his transfer on social media.

The post on Tuesday, which announced the 19-year-old French striker’s arrival from Roma on a season-long loan deal, has since been deleted.

Hull said they are working with Humberside Police and other authorities to “identify the accounts responsible for this disgusting abuse”.

“No individual should ever experience discriminatory

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Rise in online abuse leaving EFL players ‘numb’
25 October 2025 Off

Rise in online abuse leaving EFL players ‘numb’

By Total Football News

The Premier League are also holding their No Room For Racism match rounds, which conclude this weekend, with players taking a knee before games.

Port Vale boss Darren Moore is part of the league’s Black Participants Advisory Group which looks to guide coaches from minority backgrounds through their careers.

Along with Moore, West Ham United’s Nuno Espirito Santo, Blackburn Rovers’ Valerien Ismael and Lee Grant at Huddersfield Town are the

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin: Everton condemn “threatening, racist, and misogynistic” abuse of striker’s wife Sandra
20 May 2025 Off

Dominic Calvert-Lewin: Everton condemn “threatening, racist, and misogynistic” abuse of striker’s wife Sandra

By Total Football News

The English forward has endured a dismal campaign, scoring just twice at Goodison Park this season, and her post was criticised by some Toffees supporters.

The club said: “Everton Football Club strongly condemns the threatening, racist, and misogynistic abuse directed towards the wife of Dominic Calvert-Lewin on social media.

“This sinister and intimidating behaviour is not only deeply hurtful and distressing, it is also criminal – and does not represent

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Chris Wilder: Sheffield United boss calls fan abuse ‘a disgrace’
7 April 2025 Off

Chris Wilder: Sheffield United boss calls fan abuse ‘a disgrace’

By Total Football News

Saturday’s result was just Oxford’s second win in their past 12 games and leaves Wilder’s men in second, one point behind leaders Burnley and one ahead of third-placed Leeds before Tuesday’s visit of Millwall.

Across the whole of the Football League nobody has won more games away from home this season than the Blades, who, like Burnley, have 12 victories on the road.

United suffered a dismal relegation from the

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Ange Postecoglou: Tottenham boss ‘not affected’ by abuse from some supporters
4 April 2025 Off

Ange Postecoglou: Tottenham boss ‘not affected’ by abuse from some supporters

By Total Football News

Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou says he is not affected by the abuse he receives from some Spurs supporters and “will continue fighting”.

Spurs suffered their 16th defeat in 30 Premier League games this season with Thursday night’s 1-0 loss at Chelsea.

Postecoglou cupped his ear in the direction of the travelling Spurs fans after substitute Pape Sarr, whose introduction was booed four minutes earlier, scored an equaliser which was

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Wesley Fofana: Chelsea condemn ‘abhorrent’ racist abuse of defender
17 March 2025 Off

Wesley Fofana: Chelsea condemn ‘abhorrent’ racist abuse of defender

By Total Football News

Chelsea have condemned the “abhorrent” online racist abuse received by defender Wesley Fofana and say that it “will not be tolerated”.

On Monday, Fofana, 24, shared to his Instagram story screenshots of six racist messages sent to him following Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat by Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.

Arsenal felt Fofana was fortunate to remain on the pitch after committing several fouls at the Emirates Stadium.

“Chelsea Football

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Manchester United: Sir Jim Ratcliffe says abuse would lead him to walk away
15 March 2025 Off

Manchester United: Sir Jim Ratcliffe says abuse would lead him to walk away

By Total Football News

“They can’t really come to a match, the Glazers. They’ve retreated into the shadows a bit now, so I’m getting all the stick.

“We bought in and I haven’t seen them since. It’s, ‘thank you, Jim, you’re doing a really good job’.

“At the moment, I don’t have security, I don’t have to walk around like that. But it would defeat the object, wouldn’t it? You couldn’t tolerate it at

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Romaine Mundle: Sunderland condemn online racist abuse of midfielder
23 February 2025 Off

Romaine Mundle: Sunderland condemn online racist abuse of midfielder

By Total Football News

Sunderland have promised “the strongest possible action” after Romaine Mundle said he had been targeted by online racist abuse.

The 21-year-old midfielder shared a discriminatory post sent to him on his Instagram account after Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat by Championship strugglers Hull.

Sunderland said they had a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of discrimination and vowed to track down and punish those responsible.

“The club will continue to work with

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Hannibal Mejbri: FA probes Burnley player’s claim of racial abuse
17 February 2025 Off

Hannibal Mejbri: FA probes Burnley player’s claim of racial abuse

By Total Football News

The Football Association is investigating a report of an alleged racist remark made towards Hannibal Mejbri during Saturday’s game between Preston North End and Burnley.

Burnley midfielder Hannibal has accused Preston forward Milutin Osmajic of racially abusing him during the 0-0 draw at Deepdale.

Preston have said Osmajic has “strongly refuted” the claim.

Hannibal reported the allegation immediately to referee Andrew Kitchen and the FA is expecting to receive the

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