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UEFA steps up fight against online racist abuse of players

Official match ball displaying the logo of the UEFA Champions League, Mar 8, 2022. (Photo: Reuters

UEFA is to launch a programme to combat online racist abuse of footballers by working with social media companies to remove harmful content from platforms and raising awareness, it said on Sunday (Jul 3).

Europe's football governing body added that the programme, which will start at the Jul 6 to Jul 31 Women's European Championship, will work to "actively monitor, report and remedy" cases of online abuse.

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