Davinson Sanchez revealed the racist abuse on his Instagram story, displaying comments from a user who had posted monkey emojis on one of his posts, which he captioned with "Nothing changes"; Sanchez made his 100th Premier League appearance on Sunday as Spurs were held 2-2 at Newcastle
Monday 5 April 2021 08:46, UK
Tottenham centre-back Davinson Sanchez received racist abuse on Instagram following Spurs' 2-2 draw at Newcastle on Sunday.
The 24-year-old Colombia international revealed the abuse on his Instagram story - displaying comments from a user who had posted monkey emojis on one of his posts - which he captioned with "Nothing changes".
Facebook, which owns Instagram, confirmed to Sky Sports News the account in question has been removed after breaking the platform's rules.
Sanchez started and played the full match on Sunday as Spurs were held 2-2 by Premier League strugglers Newcastle.
"We are disgusted by the racist messages received by Davinson Sanchez today and are calling on social media platforms to take action," Tottenham posted on Twitter.
"We stand with you [Davinson Sanchez] and all those continuing to suffer abuse online."
Sanchez has played 31 times for Spurs this season across all competitions and Sunday's match marked his 100th Premier League appearance in total.
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