Forward said that after Gdansk lost to Villarreal, he faced “at least 70 racial insults” on social media.

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford said that after his team lost to Villarreal in the Europa League final in Gdansk, he faced “at least 70” on social media. Racial insult”.

Villarreal won his first 11-11 Grand Slam trophy after a 1-1 draw in overtime on Wednesday’s final.

In less than 90 minutes after the game, Rashford tweeted: “So far, there are at least 70 racist people on my social account.” “For those efforts, I feel better than now. Worse people, good luck to you.”

Rashford added that he was “angry” when he was sent a message from someone (using a profile identifying him as a teacher) to “Monkey Emoji Mountain”.

I am even more angry that the abuser who left a lot of monkey emojis in my DM is a math teacher and her profile is very open. He teaches children! And knowing that he can freely racially discriminate without any consequences…

-Marcus Rashford MBE (arMarcusRashford) May 27, 2021

A Manchester United spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday that the club “disgusts with the online hatred and abuse against Marcus Rashford and other players on social media after the match last night.”

The statement read: “It has no excuses at all, and we completely condemn it.”

“Manchester United has zero tolerance for any form of racism or discrimination, and we encourage people to report it through manutd.com.

“We also urge social media platforms and regulators to strengthen measures to prevent this disgusting behavior.”

In January, the British police investigated abusive behavior on social media, which targeted some players in the United Kingdom. Rashford and two teammates said that they have become targets.

“Yes, I am black and I am proud of myself every day,” he wrote at the time. “No one, or no one commenting, makes me feel different. I’m sorry, if you want a strong response, you just can’t get it here.”

British football clubs and players boycotted social media for four days in April and May to protest racist abuse and urge companies operating the platform to take more action.

Other sports figures including Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and the International Tennis Federation also participated in the boycott.