Overview
- Chelsea’s Wesley Fofana, Burnley’s Hannibal Mejbri, Wolves’ Tolu Arokodare and Sunderland’s Romaine Mundle received racist abuse on Instagram following matches on Saturday and Sunday.
- Chelsea, Burnley, Wolves and Sunderland condemned the attacks, reported offending accounts to Meta, and notified the Premier League and police.
- The UK Football Policing Unit said dedicated officers are pursuing offenders, with local forces also investigating the online abuse.
- Meta said it removed violating messages and accounts and is working directly with the clubs and police on further inquiries.
- Kick It Out and the Premier League issued statements denouncing the incidents and urging stronger platform accountability, with coverage noting recent UEFA scrutiny of a separate Vinícius Júnior case.