Yaya Toure reports racial abuse to police
Police have been called to investigate claims that Yaya Toure was racially abused within hours of reactivating his Twitter account.
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The Manchester City midfielder, Toure rejoined Twitter last Monday, five months after leaving the social network site in order to focus on the World Cup.
Toure posted his first tweet at 6 p.m., reflecting on City's derby win over Manchester United the previous day.
A Kick It Out spokesperson told Press Association Sport last Monday night: "At this stage we have received complaints about two separate tweets of a racist nature aimed at Yaya Toure and now we are informing the police.
"Yaya Toure has been on Twitter for a matter of hours and he has already received abuse of an appalling nature. We are disturbed by the fact that someone can be treated this way. It makes footballers start to question why they should use these platforms. We will offer Yaya Toure our full support."
Last season, Toure was subjected to racist chanting during City's Champions League game at CSKA Moscow.
"I'm not just disappointed, I'm furious," Toure said after City's 2-1 win in Russia. "It was unbelievable and very sad."
CSKA denied Toure had been abused, but UEFA disagreed and ordered the Russian club to close part of their ground for their next Champions League match.
