{"id":23876,"date":"2026-02-22T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/fofana-and-mabry-targeted-by-racist-abuse-online-after-chelsea-vs-burnley\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:00:46","slug":"fofana-and-mabry-targeted-by-racist-abuse-online-after-chelsea-vs-burnley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/fofana-and-mabry-targeted-by-racist-abuse-online-after-chelsea-vs-burnley\/","title":{"rendered":"Fofana and Mabry targeted by racist abuse online after Chelsea vs. Burnley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana and Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mabry were the targets of racist abuse online after their teams drew 1-1. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">premier league<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Both players shared images of racist messages sent to them privately on Instagram after Saturday&#8217;s match at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>It comes just days after UEFA launched an investigation into claims made by Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">racially abused<\/span> Photo taken on the field by Benfica&#8217;s Gianluca Prestiani during a Champions League match in Lisbon.<\/p>\n<p>Fofana, who was sent off after picking up two yellow cards against Burnley, posted a screenshot of the message he received on Instagram, writing: &#8220;It&#8217;s 2026 and it&#8217;s still the same. Nothing will change. These people will never be punished. They will never be punished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You launch a huge campaign against racism, but no one actually does anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s 2026 and there are still people like that. Educate yourself and your children,&#8221; Meibry wrote on her Instagram Story.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea said in a statement that the abuse of Fofana was &#8220;completely unacceptable and goes against the values \u200b\u200bof the game and everything we stand for as a club&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We unequivocally support Wes,&#8221; the statement read. \u201cWe have our full support for him, and so do all the players who are too often forced to endure this hatred just to do their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will work with relevant authorities and platforms to identify the culprits and take the strongest possible action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burnley said in a statement: &#8220;There is no place for this in our society and we condemn it completely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fofana-mejbri-racism-chelsea-burnley-737740030290644553394711eb80e368\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana and Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mabry were the targets of racist abuse online after their teams drew 1-1. premier league. 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