Middlesbrough Football Club have condemned the abuse of their striker after he was racially abused by a Twitter user with the social media platform refusing to indulge themselves saying it didn’t violate thier rule as the club further got the police involved.
This comes after the club’s Championship game against Bristol City which ended 1-1 with Chuba grabbing the equaliser for his side to snatch a point for Michael Carrick’s side.
Middlesbrough had tweeted the picture of the striker, a full time graphic of him celebrating his goal which earned the Manchester United legend a point in his first home game.
He was subjected to abhorrent racist remarks and abuse on social media with the disgraceful user commenting with ‘idiot n****’, a comment which the Championship side condemned vehemently.
Boro reported the incident and user to Twitter, but the social media platform reviewed that it didn’t violate their rules.
In an email response that the club shared, they said: ‘Hello, Thanks for reaching out. We reviewed the reported content, and didn’t find it to be in violation of the Twitter rules.
‘In this case, no action will be taken this time.’
Middlesbrough shared a photo of the racist abuse and the inadequate response and said: ‘FAO Twitter. This is completely unacceptable.
The club also added a further tweet and stated: ‘We have also reported the matter to Cleveland Police who are currently investigating.’
