Joachim Andersen Darwin Nunez
Crystal Palace signed Andersen from Lyon in July 2021

The defender from Crystal Palace says he has received hundreds of abusive messages on social media after he was involved in an altercation.

Some of the abuse was posted by Andersen.

He called on the league to take action.

The young man said that he got at least three hundred messages last night. I understand that you support a team, but I want you to act smart on the internet.

He hoped that the Premier League andInstagram did something about it.

Palace is going to speak to Andersen.

The abuse will be spoken to by the Premier League.

Banning orders that stop people from attending football matches can now be given to people who have been convicted of online hate crimes.

Almost half of the players in the premier league received abuse online.

Seven out of 10 top-flight players were affected by abusive posts found in Ofcom's analysis of 2.3 million social media postings in the first half of last season.

The abuse of its players, managers, match officials and their families has been the subject of hundreds of investigations by the premier league.

The online abuse reporting system was launched in 2020.

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