Championships racism scandal. Luton forward Adebayo was subjected to insults
Yesterday, Luton Town suffered a 1-2 home defeat to Sunderland in the 11th round of the Championship, but the match has been overshadowed by controversy.
Details: Today, Luton Town revealed that forward Elijah Adebayo has once again been subjected to racist abuse on social media. The club released the following statement:
"Is it ever going to stop?
"Twelve months ago Elijah Adebayo was subjected to racist abuse on social media. A wave of vile and disgusting messages pouring into his account from faceless racists.
Fast forward a year later and it has happened again.
At 8.28pm on Wednesday evening, an account in the UK on Instagram messaged Elijah with a racist comment.
After Elijah notified us following last night's game with Sunderland, in which he scored his first goal of the season, we reported the incident to the Police and to Meta. It is now being investigated.
Just like we said a year ago, and just like we will do whenever a player or staff member is subjected to abuse, we will stand by and support Elijah unequivocally."
Reminder: Adebayo has Nigerian roots. Although he is a British citizen, he remains eligible to represent Nigeria at the international level.
At the end of last season, Luton Town was relegated from the English Premier League.