Burnley condemn racist abuse aimed at Hannibal Mejbri after Chelsea draw

Burnley condemned the racial abuse aimed at Hannibal Mejbri after their 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, after the Tunisia midfielder shared a harmful message he had been sent on his Instagram story once the match had ended. A 94th-minute Zian Flemming header earned Burnley an unlikely point at Chelsea, but the late equaliser was overshadowed by the racist abuse Mejbri received; he told his 1.2 million Instagram followers that people must be educated to stop incidents like this, a discussion that comes amid an ongoing investigation into alleged racist abuse of Vinicius Jr in the Champions League.

In a club statement Burnley said everyone at the club was disgusted by the online racist abuse and that there is no place for this in society; they reiterated a zero-tolerance approach, reported the post to Meta and said they expect support from the Premier League and the Police as they seek to identify and investigate the individual responsible.

The statement added that Mejbri will receive the full backing of the club and Burnley fans.

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