Aftermath of Wolves-Victory: Watford's Deeney reacts after racist abuse on social media
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| Watford Captain Troy Deeney - Getty |
Troy Deeney says he and his family were subjected to racist abuse on social media following Watford's FA Cup semi-final victory against Wolves on Sunday.
The Watford captain has disabled comments on his Instagram account after he received what he claims were abusive messages from "small-minded people".
Deeney had scored an injury-time equaliser to force extra time at Wembley as Javi Gracia's Watford recorded a memorable comeback 3-2 win after being 2-0 down.
The 30-year-old uploaded the slogan of the Premier League's new 'No room for racism' campaign alongside a post explaining his actions.
It says: "Due to events from the last 24 hours, I will be taking comments off my posts. "To me, this isn't a game, when you racially abuse my family or myself I have to...expose...these small minded people."
As posted on Troy Deeney official Instagram account 👇👇
Another victim of racist abuse, Englishman Raheem Sterling, declared, he is proud to be black and has called on more footballers to speak out against racism in the sport.
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