BRISTOL, England — Police launched an investigation after Bristol City striker Famara Diedhiou was targeted with racism online after missing a penalty in the second-tier Championship on Saturday. The Senegal international hit the post from the spot in a 1-0 loss at Swansea that ended his team's chances of reaching the playoffs to make the Premier League. Diedhiou later tweeted“Why? ?” alongside a screenshot of a Twitter user who sent him a message consisting of three banana emojis. The police force covering Bristol in southwest England said it had asked Twitter to remove the post and further information on the offender.

Source: International New York Times July 19, 2020 10:07 UTC