Some of Europe’s big names have joined football’s fight against online abuse.
Twenty four hours after Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka warned social media vitriol will ‘kill football’ and in the wake of a surge of incidents of racist abuse being sent to players, stars including Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos and Bayern Munich-bound defender Dayot Upamecano have featured in a powerful video shining further light on the issue affecting not just the game but society.
The duo are among a host of players, along with the likes of Bayern defender Niklas Sule and former Manchester United youngster and Leicester goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler, who have been targeted but now joined forces to reveal the scale of sickening messages, including death threats, sent directly to them on various online platforms.