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Alex Young

More than half of all players at Euro 2020 and Africa Cup of Nations abused online

Bukayo Saka was targeted after missing a penalty in the Euros final

(Picture: Pool via REUTERS)

More than half of all players in the finals of Euro 2020 and Africa Cup of Nations were subjected to abuse online, a Fifa report has revealed.

Over 400,000 posts on social media platforms during the semi-final and final stages of the two competitions were tracked by artificial intelligence, with the majority of abuse homophobic (40%) and racist (38%).

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