Troy Deeney: Birmingham City striker receives “up to 40 racist messages a week” | Football news

Troy Deeney revealed that he experiences “30-40 incidents” of racist abuse online every week.

The Birmingham City striker has urged all professional footballers to report any cases of racism to football authorities and the police so that the sheer volume of cases cannot be ignored by the government and social media companies.

“Whether it’s a photo of me, my wife, the kids, there are no limits to people’s anger,” he said Sky Sports News, confirming that he “easily” receives up to 40 racist messages online every week.

“I’m a marmite type, some people love me, some don’t. You can talk about my football as much as you want – I just don’t understand why you have to talk about my skin color or try to make me feel less for being a black guy.

Whether it’s a photo of me, my wife, the children, there are no limits to people’s anger.

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“There’s a whole angry boy inside me who wants to destroy everything, then there’s a side of me that gets sad and it’s probably the age and the parent in me that’s just like ‘it’s a sad situation when people they can go online and say what they want, how they want and there is no repercussion for that.

“If I were to react and say the same level of abuse, I would be on Sky, I would be everywhere, there would be punishments for me, but not for these individuals.

“My daughters are very young, they are very aware of the fact that being little girls of color they are different from others. It is very strange to have a retention with a six or seven year old boy to make him feel that he belongs, that being in school or anywhere. other role may play – ‘why is my hair not the same as that girl’s, why is my skin different?’

“It should just be that we’re all different but we all go to the same schools. When you hear these comments online you think it’s sad they’re getting into this.”

Deeney was speaking at a special police event at the Birmingham training ground where the UK’s first football hate crime officer gave a presentation on how players can report racist incidents they suffer.

“When you are a young player you are not aware of the amount of support you have,” added Deeney.

“In football you feel like your superhuman – ‘I’m great, I’m strong’ – so you never want to be labeled a victim.

“You don’t want to feel like a victim or are complaining because he’s classified as weak, so it’s about breaking down the barriers and understanding that going and talking to a players liaison officer or your agent doesn’t mean you’re weak, it just means that you are probably preventing someone else from feeling that pain you are currently experiencing. “

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