PFA urge social media platforms to protects stars from abuse

The Professional Footballers' Association has called on social media companies to ensure Premier League stars get better protection from racist abuse.

Manchester United duo Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford and Chelsea pair Tammy Abraham and Kurt Zouma have suffered racial taunts on social media platforms this season.

The PFA want Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to provide "targeted monitoring of player accounts, club accounts, key fixtures and tournaments to address any racist abuse promptly".

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Chelsea boss Frank Lampard have also demanded stronger action.

Now, the PFA have asked social media companies to provide "sufficient resources dedicated to identifying and removing offending posts without delay".

The PFA led a 24-hour social media boycott by players in April to highlight the discriminatory abuse suffered by players and on Wednesday released a detailed statement spelling out what it wants the next steps to be.

"Our members have ...