April 19 – Police are investigating a racially aggravated tweet about England international Bukayo Saka that was posted after the Arsenal midfielder’s missed penalty in last weekend’s Premier League fixture at West Ham.
A message posted on Twitter soon after the 2-2 draw that dented Arsenal’s title hopes showed Saka with his face made to look like a monkey, alongside the words: ‘This clown has cost us the league’.
“This has already been reported and is currently being investigated,” a police statement confirmed.
It isn’t the first time Saka has been racially abused on social media after failing to score a penalty. He did the same for England in a penalty shootout loss to Italy in the delayed Euro 2020 final in 2021.
Saka was abused along with fellow black players Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho who also missed from the spot.
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