Blackpool Football Club say they’re ‘appalled’ that a racist message was received by one of their players via social media.
The message, sent to CJ Hamilton on Tuesday night, has been reported to the relevant authorities, including the EFL, PFA, Kick It Out and Lancashire Police.
In a statement, a spokesperson for The Seasiders said: ‘’The Club will do everything possible to identify the individual responsible, and take the strongest possible action.
‘’Sadly, this is just the latest incident where one of our players has been on the receiving end of vile, racist abuse which has been directly sent to them on social media.
‘’The Club once again calls on social media companies to do more to combat online hate and abuse, and be proactive in finding methods to stop this kind of behaviour taking place on their very own platforms.
‘’The Club stands firmly with CJ, one of our longest-serving players, and will support him in any way we can. There is a zero-tolerance policy for this behaviour throughout the game.’’
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