Brentford issue strong statement condemning racist abuse aimed at Ivan Toney after Arsenal game
The 26-year-old scored the Bees’ controversial equaliser in theirBrentford have released a statement following the racist abuse aimed at ToneyThe forward was assisted by an offside Christian Norgaard with the Professional Game Match Officials Limited admitting their chief refereeing officer Howard Webb had apologised to the Gunners for the costly ‘human error’.
Brentford have since revealed that Toney received ‘a barrage of abusive, racist direct messages’ on his Instagram account.Advertisement“Ivan was subject to similar abuse in October last year, and the perpetrator is now facing the consequences in court. How many times does this need to happen? “We call on football fans everywhere to relish the competition and rivalry that exists between us, but to respect and embrace our differences and celebrate the diversity that exists throughout the Premier League.
He scored his 14th Premier League goal of the season to earn Brentford a point after Leandro Trossard’s opener for Arsenal. Immediately after Brentford’s game against Arsenal, Ivan Toney received a barrage of abusive, racist direct messages via his Instagram account.
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