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Tottenham condemn 'disgusting' racist abuse sent to Davinson Sanchez following draw at Newcastle with defender targeted by monkey emojis... and north London club demand social media companies take more action to prevent abuse

Tottenham have issue a statement condemning 'disgusting' racist abuse received by defender Davinson Sanchez following Sunday's 2-2 draw with Newcastle.

Sanchez posted a screenshot to his Instagram story of comments from a user displaying several monkey emojis. The Colombian wrote 'nothing changes' with a sleepy-faced emoji on the post.

The 24-year-old lost possession in the build-up to Newcastle's opening goal.

Tottenham have condemned 'disgusting' racial abuse received online by Davinson Sanchez
Sanchez, 24, posted a screenshot of several monkey emojis sent to him on Instagram

Spurs also demanded social media companies do more to stop the flow of racist abuse targeting footballers online.

In a statement on Twitter, Tottenham wrote: 'We are disgusted by the racist messages received by Davinson Sanchez today and are calling on social media platforms to take action.