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Aston Villa to investigate racial abuse addressed to Zaha




(Crystal Palace's Ivorian striker Wilfried Zaha reacts during the English Premier League football match between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on July 12, 2020.) 

Source from AFP

LONDON: Aston Villa have promised to investigate and issue a lifelong ban on a supporter after Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace unveiled a series of shocking messages from racism ahead of today's English Premier League clash.

Zaha posted on Twitter three screenshots of messages containing racial abuse from the Instagram account of Villa fans. "We regret the disgusting racist message sent to @wilfriedzaha," Villa said on the club's Twitter account.

"We condemn all forms of racial discrimination and side with @CPFC. We are cooperating with the police in investigating this very serious matter and once the perpetrators are identified AVFC will issue a lifelong ban." All Premier League matches since the season resumed last month have started with players, staff and match officials kneeling to protest racial injustice.

Shirts from the top 20 in the UK's top-flight also carry a logo promoting the Black Lives Matter campaign.

"This is an absolute and impossible disgrace. We stand with you, Wilf, and others who must suffer horrific abuse," Palace said on Twitter. 










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