Charlton have called in British police after Lyle Taylor was subjected to racist abuse on Twitter following the club’s 1-0 win over Bradford on Saturday. A statement issued via Charlton’s official website, www.cafc.co.uk, said: “Following our game against Bradford City on Saturday, an individual directed racist remarks towards Lyle Taylor on Twitter. 👍🏻👊🏽💪🏿 #KickItOut— Lyle Taylor (@lyletaylor90) March 31, 2019It is not the first time the player has been targeted with Charlton having alerted the authorities to an incident following their League One win at AFC Wimbledon in February. The club statement continued: “The fact that racist abuse is still seen in football demonstrates work still needs to be done to tackle it. “We will continue our work with various anti-racism organisations and the Charlton Athletic Community Trust on anti-racism and anti-discrimination projects and urge anyone who witnesses racist abuse to report it.

Source: Irish Examiner April 01, 2019 17:15 UTC