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Police arrest 12-year-old boy over racist abuse sent to Wilfried Zaha

Premier League - Aston Villa v Crystal Palace - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - July 12, 2020 Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha with Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz after the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) [Catherine Ivill/Pool via REUTERS]

West Midlands Police have confirmed a 12-year-old boy has been arrested over the racist abuse sent to Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha.

Zaha took to Twitter on Sunday morning to share the abuse sent to him on Instagram the previous day, with one message reading: "You better not score tomorrow you black ****."

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