Newcastle star Joe Willock targeted with vile racist abuse as Premier League vow action

Authorities person pledged to instrumentality enactment aft Newcastle prima Joe Willock revealed the maltreatment helium had received for missing a accidental against Fulham

Premier League chiefs contiguous vowed to instrumentality against against the racists who targeted Newcastle United prima Joe Wilock.

It came aft the nine reported the comments made online successful the aftermath of United's 2-1 location decision to Fulham connected Saturday. In a statement, the Premier League said: "We are appalled by the maltreatment received by Joe Willock. We are moving with the nine and authorities to enactment Joe.

"We volition analyse and wherever imaginable instrumentality enactment against immoderate idiosyncratic we are capable to identify." The comments had already been reported to constabulary by the club.

The erstwhile Arsenal midfielder received sickening messages connected Instagram aft the club's 2-1 decision to Fulham connected Saturday. United reported the substance to Northumbria Police arsenic campaigners, his squad mates and fans condemned the comments.

Ged Grebby, of 'Show Racism the Red Card', said: "It is simply a existent shame that players are being forced disconnected societal media sites similar Instagram arsenic a effect of this benignant of abuse. It should beryllium a harmless level for them, without being singled retired for attack.

"The occupation persists. It is each the rage present to blasted immigrants for problems successful the world. Yet they are immoderate of the astir disadvantaged radical connected earth. Social media has go a cesspit due to the fact that radical instrumentality their pb from the likes of Donald Trump and Elon Musk."

He said that caller probe had shown 16 percent of radical successful the UK enactment Tommy Robinson, 1 of the UK's salient acold close activists. "That is simply a scary stat," added Grebby.

Willock, 25, was a second-half substitute and missed a accidental to enactment Newcastle 2-1 up earlier Rodrigo Muniz scored precocious connected to unafraid triumph for Fulham. Willock shared screenshots of immoderate of the abuse. Newcastle called for enactment from societal media companies to forestall players receiving specified messages.

"Newcastle United powerfully condemns the appalling racist maltreatment received by Joe Willock connected Instagram connected Saturday evening. There is nary country for racism anywhere," the nine said. "Joe has been fixed the club's afloat enactment and we volition proceed to bash each we tin to guarantee the payment of our players, unit and supporters.

"The nine has reported the maltreatment to Meta, the owners of Instagram, and urges each societal media companies to bash much to eradicate this behaviour from their platforms. The nine has besides reported the maltreatment to the police, and volition enactment the strongest imaginable enactment against those responsible."

Willock's Newcastle team-mate Alexander Isak posted connected X: "We triumph together, we suffer together! Always with you member Joe Willock. There's nary country for racism."

One instrumentality commented: "Cannot judge it successful this time and age." News of Willock's maltreatment comes a week aft constabulary began an probe into "threats and abuse" directed astatine referee Michael Oliver. He sent disconnected Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly successful their triumph astatine Wolves.

Police are investigating maltreatment received by the woman of Gunners striker Kai Havertz, including threats to the couple's unborn child, pursuing the club's FA Cup decision to Man United astatine the commencement of January.

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