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February 6 – England’s Ladies’s Tremendous League (WSL) has condemned the abuse suffered by Manchester Metropolis ahead Khadija “Bunny” Shaw and Chelsea defender Millie Shiny (pictured) over the weekend.
“We’re shocked and saddened to listen to in regards to the incidents that occurred,” the WSL mentioned in an announcement regarding each gamers.
“Gamers, coaches and officers ought to be capable of do their job with out being subjected to abuse, both in particular person or on-line, and there’s no place for it inside ladies’s soccer or wider society. We’re chatting with each golf equipment and providing any help they could want.”
Metropolis confirmed that that they had reported racist and misogynistic abuse of their star ahead to police. Shaw, 28, is the main scorer within the WSL this season, after the Jamaica worldwide gained the Golden Boot in 2023-24 and got here on instead throughout Metropolis’s 4-3 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.
“Discrimination of any variety, both in stadiums or on-line, is not going to be tolerated and has completely no place inside or exterior the sport,” Metropolis mentioned in an announcement.
“Bunny has determined to not share the messages publicly in order to not give the oxygen of publicity to the vile people who despatched them. The content material has been shared with the authorities. An investigation will comply with, and the Membership presents our full help to Bunny following the disgusting therapy she’s obtained.”
Chelsea captain Shiny mentioned it was “vastly disappointing” to listen to expletive insults aimed toward her following the west London membership’s 1-0 win at Aston Villa.
The England worldwide mentioned a fan made an expletive-filled remark about her first-half efficiency after asking for pictures and autographs.
“Please might I remind you that as gamers we aren’t collectables, we aren’t robots, we’re people the identical as you,” Shiny mentioned.
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