Chelsea disgusted by online racist abuse aimed at James


  • Football
  • Saturday, 30 Jan 2021

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City v Chelsea - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - January 19, 2021 Chelsea's Reece James Pool via REUTERS/Rui Vieira

(Reuters) - Chelsea have condemned online racist abuse aimed at defender Reece James and called on social media platforms to take tougher action against users who engage in such "despicable behaviour".

England international James posted a screenshot of the abusive messages he received on Instagram with the caption "something needs to change".

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