Tamworth FC striker 'not surprised' to receive vile racist message after Tottenham FA Cup match
Tamworth FC striker 'not surprised' to receive vile racist message after Tottenham FA Cup match
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A Tamworth FC footballer has said he is "shocked... but not surprised" to receive racist abuse after his team lost to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Chris Wreh, 28, said in a post on X: "After an amazing day today, this is the last thing I expected to see when I opened Instagram. Never the less, thank you for all the support today. Fans were unreal.".
He included a screenshot of an Instagram message he received with several racist insults after Tamworth lost 3-0 to Tottenham in the third round FA Cup tie at the Lamb Ground. Mr Wreh told Sky News that he was "shocked and disappointed more than anything".
"But I wasn't overly surprised by it as it [is] something that we see regularly when black players do something 'wrong'. "I'm a strong character and try not to let things bother me because there are so many things that are wrong in the world and so many people suffering but it's still not right or nice.
"But it's good to call people out so that it can obviously stop it happening again and also, it shows their character and people can now make a real judgement of them.". Former Manchester United defender David May shares dementia fears. Dean Windass, who won Hull City promotion to Premier League, diagnosed with dementia.
David Beckham joins calls for more support for footballers affected by dementia. Mr Wreh added that he believed racism in football "never seems to go away if you do bad [or] don't win". He said: "For example on my issue, if we had won or if I scored and he [the sender of the message] didn't lose his bet, I would not have been racially abused like that, but is that right? Absolutely not.
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