Manchester United players Marcus Rashford, Axel Tuanzebe, Anthony Martial and Lauren James are among those who have been the targets of social media abuse, along with West Brom's Romaine Sawyers and Chelsea defender Reece James, Lauren James' brother. They said in a statement to the Irish Examiner: “The FAI is committed to safeguarding all of our players against any form of abuse on social media. We work with all the social media companies on an ongoing basis and will continue to do so to protect our players. Ireland full-back Cyrus Christie was left perplexed by the lack of action arising from racist abuse he received in the wake of the 2018 World Cup play-off defeat to Denmark. Last week, Ireland striker Aaron Connolly felt compelled to delete his social media accounts in the aftermath of Brighton’s win over Tottenham.

Source: Irish Examiner February 12, 2021 06:00 UTC