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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Harry Kane most abused England player on Twitter since World Cup started – study

Harry Kane
Harry Kane was tagged in 426 abusive tweets – 28% of negative posts sent to England’s players. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

Harry Kane was the most abused England player on Twitter during the World Cup group stages, accounting for nearly three out of 10 negative tweets directed at team members.

England players were sent 1,546 abusive tweets during the group stages of the World Cup, according to analysis by the Alan Turing Institute, accounting for 2% of the more than 75,000 tweets mentioning players for the national team.

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