Irish Footballer Takes To Twitter To Address Shocking Racism Abuse

Opinion
21 Nov 17

Shortly after Ireland were trashed by Denmark in the World Cup play-off, Cyrus Christie was left in tears by a disgusting racist attack on social media. He has now taken to Twitter to public address the outrageous racist comment, saying: "It is deeply saddening that racism is still part of the game we all enjoy and love."

One anonymous Twitter user made disgusting racist remarks, telling Cyrus - a "proud" Irishman - that he should go play football for Jamaica. James McClean later told how his fellow Irishman was left in flood of tears by the disgusting racist remark.
The Gardaí is now investigation the incident, according to news reports.
Last night, Cyrus took the Twitter to publicly discuss the racism abuse.
“Firstly, I’d like to say I am extremely proud to represent my country, the Republic of Ireland, and give everything I can each time I put on the green shirt,” Christie has written on Twitter.
"I genuinely believe our fans are some of the best in the world. However, there have been a number of racist comments, which have been brought to my attention during the World Cup qualifying campaign over the last couple of months and, most recently, last week.
“These comments are not representative of our fans or our sport. We were all deeply upset to not reach the World Cup finals and are hurting just as much as everyone else.
“It is deeply saddening that racism is still part of the game we all enjoy and love. I strongly believe we need to stand up against these individuals who do not belong in football or any other sport.”