- Paul Pogba has hit back at ‘ignorant’ online trolls who racially abused him
- The Frenchman was targeted after missing a penalty against Wolves last week
- Pogba posed with a picture of Martin Luther King, his late father and his son
- He wrote: ‘Racist insults are ignorance and can only make me stronger’
Paul Pogba has hit back against ‘ignorant’ online abusers after suffering disgusting racist abuse on social media.
The Frenchman was subject to a tirade of sickening comments after missing a penalty during Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Wolves last week.
His team-mates, the club and other supporters from across the game have all voiced their support for Pogba, as well as directing their anger at social media platforms for failing to combat the scourge of racist trolls online.
Paul Pogba has responded to recent racist abuse by posting an image with his son, his late father and Martin Luther King along with the words: ‘Racist insults are ignorance and can only make me stronger and motivate me to fight for the next generation’
Pogba received a tirade of racist abuse on social media after missing a penalty at Wolves.
Pogba has now also spoken out about the abuse he suffered, posing in a photograph with his young son in front of images of Martin Luther King and his late father, Fassou Antoine.
Pogba wrote: ‘My ancestors and my parents suffered for my generation to be free today, to work, to take the bus, to play football. Racist insults are ignorance and can only make me stronger and motivate me to fight for the next generation.
United players including Marcus Rashford, David de Gea and Harry Maguire all spoke out following the recent abuse of team-mate Pogba. Maguire suggested every account on Twitter and Instagram should be ‘verified with a passport’ in a bid to reduce anonymous trolling.
He wrote: ‘Disgusting. Social media need to do something about it… Every account that is opened should be verified by a passport/driving license.
Pogba’s team-mates pledged their support for him and attacked social media companies
Pogba’s United team-mate Harry Maguire urged social media to ‘do something about’ abuse
‘Stop these pathetic trolls making numerous accounts to abuse people. @Twitter @instagram’
Rashford went on to add: ‘Manchester United is a family. @paulpogba is a huge part of that family. You attack him you attack us all… @ManUtd’.
Goalkeeper David de Gea also offered his support to Pogba. He tweeted: ‘As a captain, teammate and athlete: there’s no room for racism or discrimination’.
Manchester United officials are understood have reached out to Twitter to demand a meeting in the wake of recent incidents on the platform. The club also released a statement condemning the racist behaviour.
United striker Marcus Rashford also made his feelings known early on Tuesday morning
Rashford insisted that any disgusting abuse aimed at Pogba is aimed at the whole squad
United goalkeeper David de Gea also offered his support to Pogba by tweeting on Tuesday
‘Everyone at Manchester United is disgusted by the racial abuse aimed at Paul Pogba last night and we utterly condemn it,’ it began.
‘The individuals who expressed these views do not represent the values of our great club and it is encouraging to see the vast majority of our fans condemn this on social media also.
‘Manchester United has zero tolerance of any form of racism or discrimination and a long-standing commitment to campaigning against it through our #AllRedAllEqual initiative.
‘We will work to identify the few involved in these incidents and take the strongest course of action available to us. We also encourage social media companies to take action in these cases.’
source:dailymail