Middlesbrough have condemned the “vile and unacceptable” racist abuse directed at Yannick Bolasie on social media and said the matter had been reported to the relevant authorities.
Bolasie, who is on loan at Middlesbrough from Everton, revealed the abuse he had received in a Twitter post on Wednesday. In a statement, Boro said the abuse “demonstrates exactly why more has to be done to identify the perpetrators of such comments and bring them to justice”.
“It is of great concern to the club that we are witnessing behaviour of this type and it cannot be allowed to continue,” the statement continued. “As our players said when responding to the debate on taking the knee we now need to see demonstrable actions from those who have the power to implement them rather than further gestures. Actions must speak louder than words.
“We repeat that we will not tolerate abuse of any form and any individuals who are identified to us will not only face the prospect of criminal charges but will also be banned from the Riverside Stadium.”
Bolasie tweeted on Wednesday: “Something seriously wrong with people...Keyboard warriors. Still yet to meet a person who had this energy when they saw me.”
Instagram has confirmed that the account in question has been blocked from sending messages for a set period of time following an investigation, and that further violations will result in its removal.
Something seriously wrong with people...Keyboard warriors 🐀 Still yet to meet a person who had this energy when they saw me pic.twitter.com/HJJuXnlYMq
— Yannick Bolasie (@YannickBolasie) March 10, 2021
Bournemouth have meanwhile come out in support of Arnaut Danjuma after he received racist abuse on social media.
The Nigeria-born Netherlands international had said in an interview with Sky Sports on Thursday that he is frustrated by those who say taking the knee before games is a waste of time. Danjuma has continued to kneel even as Bournemouth have taken the decision not to. The player then tweeted: “I said what I said,” with an emoji and a screenshot of the abuse he had received from one Instagram user, who labelled him a “terrorist” while referencing his Muslim faith.
Bournemouth shared that post and wrote: “The person in question has already deleted their account. This has to stop. Thank you for speaking up and we stand with you, ArnautDanjuma”
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