'An attack on all of us’ – Brentford call for action after Ivan Toney receives racist abuse online

Brentford have called for strong support to ensure the person responsible for sending racist abuse online to striker Ivan Toney «faces the full force of the law». Toney posted a screenshot of abuse he received in a direct message on Instagram after scoring both goals in Brentford's 2-0 Premier League win over Brighton on Friday night.

Ad His club released a statement on Saturday morning condemning the behaviour and calling on the authorities to act. Premier League‘Bit cringey’ – Toney laughs off Gabriel’s tweet21/09/2022 AT 15:08 “Last night, Ivan Toney was subjected to disgusting, racist abuse via a direct message received on social media,” read the statement.

“We condemn this discriminatory behaviour in the strongest possible terms. An attack on one of our players is an attack on all of us.

“Ivan will receive the full backing from the club and from the Brentford fans who we have already seen condemning the abuse. Brentford back to winning ways against luckless Brighton thanks to Toney double ‘It would be amazing’ — Frank says Toney would ‘perfect fit’ for England at World Cup 'It’s scary' – Messi worried by injuries to Argentina stars Dybala and Di Maria ahead of World Cup “We expect strong support from the police, legal authorities and from Instagram's parent company, Meta, to ensure that the individual involved faces the full force of the law for this despicable hate crime.” In May, Toney and Brentford team-mate Rico Henry said members of their family were racially abused at Goodison Park after a 3-2 win over Everton last season.