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| Police investigating racist abuse of Manchester City’s Yaya Touré | Police investigating racist abuse of Manchester City’s Yaya Touré |
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| Greater Manchester Police have confirmed they are investigating allegations that Yaya Touré was racially abused after reactivating his Twitter account on Monday. | Greater Manchester Police have confirmed they are investigating allegations that Yaya Touré was racially abused after reactivating his Twitter account on Monday. |
| “GMP can confirm we have received a number of complaints regarding racist tweets directed at Manchester City Football Club player Yaya Toure on Monday 3rd October 2014,” read a statement. “Officers are currently investigating.” | |
| The day after Manchester City’s 1-0 derby win over Manchester United Touré tweeted: “Great to be back on twitter after a good win yesterday. Now my focus is on the next game ... Happy Monday everyone!!” | The day after Manchester City’s 1-0 derby win over Manchester United Touré tweeted: “Great to be back on twitter after a good win yesterday. Now my focus is on the next game ... Happy Monday everyone!!” |
| But after racist and abusive tweets were directed at the Ivorian following his message, they were reported to police by the anti-discriminatory body, Kick It Out. | But after racist and abusive tweets were directed at the Ivorian following his message, they were reported to police by the anti-discriminatory body, Kick It Out. |
| “NEWS: We are informing the Police of racist tweets directed @yayatoure earlier this evening and offer him our full support #kickitout,” read a tweet from its official Twitter account on Monday. | “NEWS: We are informing the Police of racist tweets directed @yayatoure earlier this evening and offer him our full support #kickitout,” read a tweet from its official Twitter account on Monday. |
| One message from a user named @CFCZone stated: “shut the fuck up you fat ebola infected nig nog. Go back to the cotton field you fucking reject”. The account has since been deleted. | One message from a user named @CFCZone stated: “shut the fuck up you fat ebola infected nig nog. Go back to the cotton field you fucking reject”. The account has since been deleted. |
| A Kick It Out spokesperson added: “At this stage we have received complaints about two separate tweets of a racist nature aimed at Yaya Touré and now we are informing the police. | A Kick It Out spokesperson added: “At this stage we have received complaints about two separate tweets of a racist nature aimed at Yaya Touré and now we are informing the police. |
| “Yaya Touré has been on Twitter for a matter of hours and he has already received abuse of an appalling nature. We are disturbed by the fact that someone can be treated this way. | “Yaya Touré has been on Twitter for a matter of hours and he has already received abuse of an appalling nature. We are disturbed by the fact that someone can be treated this way. |
| “It makes footballers start to question why they should use these platforms. We will offer Yaya Touré our full support.” | “It makes footballers start to question why they should use these platforms. We will offer Yaya Touré our full support.” |
| It confirmed on Tuesday that the police have now been informed. A statement on the organisation’s website read: “We received complaints about two separate tweets of a racist nature aimed at Yaya Touré yesterday evening. We have informed the Police via True Vision, the online reporting facility, and have also alerted Twitter.” | It confirmed on Tuesday that the police have now been informed. A statement on the organisation’s website read: “We received complaints about two separate tweets of a racist nature aimed at Yaya Touré yesterday evening. We have informed the Police via True Vision, the online reporting facility, and have also alerted Twitter.” |
| Speaking ahead of City’s crucial Champions League fixture with CSKA Moscow, manager Manuel Pellegrini insisted the abuse will not affect his star midfielder. | |
| “I think Yaya is an experienced player,” he said. | |
| “He is always trying to fight against those things but I don’t think he will have any problem about that, to play in the way he knows (how) to do it. | |
| “I read the news about what happened but I think the people in charge will do the right things.” |