West Ham defender Hawa Cissoko has received racist abuse and threatening messages following an incident that saw her sent off against Aston Villa over the weekend.
The French star was involved in an altercation with Aston Villa's Sarah Mayling in the final minutes of the Women's Super League game on Saturday. Cissoko appeared to strike her opponent in the face twice and was then involved in an altercation with the Villa bench as she made her way off the pitch.
Hammers' boss Paul Konchesky was also dismissed for 'aggressive behaviour' after the two benches disagreed about the referee's decision, with Rachel Daly seen having words with the former Liverpool player. A few days on from the incident and, according to the Daily Mail, the player has been targeted with threatening messages, some of which were of a racist nature.
