More than 2,000 extremely abusive social media posts – including death and rape threats – were sent about managers and players in the Premier League and Women’s Super League in a single weekend, a BBC investigation has found.
The analysis – conducted with data science company Signify – focused on posts made during 10 Premier League and six WSL matches on the weekend of 8 and 9 November, and also found messages including racist slurs, homophobia and threats of violence.
Managers were targeted more than players, with 82% of abusive posts made on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Premier League bosses Ruben Amorim, Arne Slot and Eddie Howe were the most common targets of abuse in the men’s top flight, while Chelsea and their manager Sonia Bompastor faced 50% of all abuse in the WSL.
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