Managers of an English soccer club contacted police to investigate online anti-Semitic abuse of an Israeli player.
After Yossi Benayoun last week revealed the abuse on Twitter, the Chelsea Football Club contacted police, the Guardian reported.
Benayoun, a midfielder whose contract runs out at the end of the season, retweeted a expletive-laden message that referred to his being a Jew.
The tweet read: “f**in Jew a**hole” and was written in reply to a message by Benayoun in which he thanked his followers for their birthday greetings.
Last month, Chelsea said it would investigate after Benayoun said he was the victim of anti-Semitic taunts and booing from his own supporters when he came on as a substitute against Liverpool. He took to Twitter after the match to inform a wide audience of the abuse.
“I’m sure the club will sort it,” he wrote. — jta