I was at the ground that day. The walk of Granit Xhaka off the field was something I had never seen before or since. I have seen players booed off the field sure, but how Xhaka responded was nothing other than human. Was it right? No. But do you get everything right?
The difference between almost all of the people reading this and Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka though was summed up by the midfielder in his interview with Players’ Tribune. Attacks on him. His wife. His child. Continuously, non-stop. Every match. Every post.
What is it going to take for it to stop? For you to stop? For you, the social media companies to stop? Does it take a player taking their own life before more is done to combat the abuse online is tackled more strictly? Because that is not an extreme suggestion.
