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Liverpool Condemns Racist Abuse of Konaté, Presses Social-Media Firms to Act

Liverpool blames social-media companies for letting racist attacks spread.

Overview

  • Liverpool issued an official statement calling the abuse of Ibrahima Konaté dehumanizing, cowardly and driven by hate.
  • The club said platforms have the power, technology and resources to prevent such attacks yet too often fail to do so.
  • Racist messages followed a Champions League round-of-16 match against Galatasaray in which Victor Osimhen left at half-time with a broken arm after a duel with Konaté.
  • Liverpool vowed full support for Konaté and said it would seek to hold perpetrators accountable where possible.
  • The club criticized anonymous accounts as a stain on the game and urged the football community to stop leaving the burden on players and teams.