Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton have issued a joint statement to condemn the racism suffered by players, officials and supporters.
The stance has been taken in Greater Manchester hate crime awareness week and comes as United host Everton on Saturday and City are at Liverpool on Sunday. The mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool city region, Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram respectively, are co-signatories of the statement, together with Greater Manchester police and Merseyside police.
“This weekend the four Premier League clubs of Manchester and Liverpool play each other in our two city-regions,” it said. “We stand shoulder to shoulder in saying there is no room for racism, hate or any form of discrimination in our beautiful game. We condemn the racist abuse that too many players, officials and supporters continue to encounter, most recently on social media platforms. It should not happen and it must stop.
“Manchester United, Everton, Manchester City and Liverpool have come together to support hate crime awareness week in Greater Manchester. Our four great north-west clubs are united with the mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City region, and both Greater Manchester police and Merseyside police.”
United’s Marcus Rashford, Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial, West Brom’s Romaine Sawyers, Chelsea’s Reece James and Southampton’s Alex Jankewitz are among players who have been recent targets of racist abuse on social media.
Last Saturday the Football Association said: “We will continue to work with the rest of the game, the government and social media platforms to remove this – and all elements of – discrimination from our sport.”
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