Balotelli most abused in UK
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LIVERPOOL and Italy striker Mario Balotelli has received more than 4,000 racist messages via social media this season, according to new research from British anti-discrimination body Kick It Out.
Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck and Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge have also been targeted with more than a thousand discriminatory messages.
In total, Kick it Out’s research estimates there have been 134,000 discriminatory posts this season, and 39,000 of these directed towards Premier League players.
Kick it Out’s evidence suggests the anonymity of social media is providing a new platform for racist abuse of footballers in England.
Kick It Out director Roisin Wood said, “It is really shocking. We knew there was an issue but even we were shocked by how many the players have received. For one player to have received over 8,000 abusive messages is phenomenally awful.
“We don’t see the problem going away. Some of the perpetrators are young people and they need educating that you cannot sit in your room and abuse people like this. It is also an issue for the social media platforms and how they address this.”
More than 95,000 other messages were directed at clubs, with Chelsea and Liverpool featuring most frequently.
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