Verbal attacks on the net are a problem. Even in the Super League, players are exposed to hurtful messages. The association tries to raise awareness, politics is lagging behind.
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–He also kicked off the debate in England: Granit Xhaka, as an Arsenal player, is repeatedly exposed to serious anonymous insults.
Foto: Catherine Ivill (Keystone)
“I hope you will die.” Josip Drmic looks blankly into the camera while his off-screen voice reads the message addressed to him. “I hope your daughter gets cancer.” Granit Xhaka received this message. The hateful comments sent to Swiss footballers are not isolated cases.
English football had had enough last weekend. For four days, clubs, players and national teams boycotted social media to set an example. Against discriminatory insults and against brutal threats in the networks.
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