The attacker recognized the attacks in social media after an in-game confrontation with Romero.

The English Premier League is facing a terrible scandal related to discrimination. Sunderland issued a strong statement condemning the racist imagery directed at their striker Brian Brobbey. The hate in social circles rose after a week-long defeat to Tottenham with a 0:1 draw.

The reason for the online attack was a game episode in another half at the Stadium of Light: the Dutch forward pushed Spurs goalkeeper Christian Romero, as a result of which he collided with the powerful goalkeeper Antonin Kinski. Due to Romero's injury, he left the field in tears.

The Sunderland administration promptly passed on information about the malfeasance to the Premier League to the police and social security administrators, leading to unlawful actions.

" This is not an isolated incident. Recent images directed at Romain Mandl and Lutsharel Gertrude reinforce the persistent and unpleasant frequency of such behavior both in stadiums and on the Internet. Racism is obvious, it has no place in our game, nor in our marriage,” reads the club’s official statement.

The Premier League also responded to the situation, prompting an investigation:.

" If any individuals are identified and found guilty, they will face all sorts of possible consequences, including the reduction of liberty, the prohibition of football matches and the destruction of criminal records."

The Brobbey incident was just the tip of the iceberg in a worrying trend sweeping English football.. This season, Sunderland have faced similar situations more than once: during the match against Newcastle they had a chance to shout through racist images from the stands at the address of Lutsharel Gertrudy (the culprit has already been arrested).

The online statistics look catastrophic: According to the anti-discrimination organization Kick It Out, the number of reports on online violence has increased by a third, equaling last season, reaching a record level.

Deputy Director of the British Football Police Mike Ankers spoke about the increase in the number of funds by 115%. .

Then four football players became victims, including Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), Vesli Fofana (Chelsea) and Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton).

The problem arose at the start of the season, when the match between Liverpool and Bournemouth was rife with racism against Antoine Semenyo. And a recent investigation revealed that in just one weekend, Premier League and Women's Super League coaches issued more than 2,000 notifications due to death threats, which puts serious pressure on the issue.