Brentford have condemned the 'barrage' of racist abuse sent to striker Ivan Toney on social media after he scored the equaliser in Saturday's 1-1 Premier League draw with leaders Arsenal.Toney, who scored a header in the 74th minute to cancel out Leandro Trossard's earlier strike, was also targeted earlie
Brentford have condemned the"barrage" of racist abuse sent to striker Ivan Toney on social media after he scored the equaliser in Saturday's 1-1 Premier League draw with leaders Arsenal.
"Immediately after Brentford's game against Arsenal, Ivan Toney received a barrage of abusive, racist direct messages via his Instagram account," the club said on Sunday.Arsenal said they were working with Brentford to identify those involved.
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