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<p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Mikel Arteta revealed on Friday how he and his family have received threats on social media, and Arsenal have also spoken to their players about the rising risk of online abuse.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Arteta is one of the few Premier League managers with a Twitter account — and 1.5million followers — but the Spaniard says he no longer logs on to the platform.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Arteta reported the abuse aimed at his family to Arsenal.
It comes after Newcastle manager Steve Bruce revealed he had received ‘vile’ and ‘obscene’ messages, including death threats.</p><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
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</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed how he and his family suffered threats on social media</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Gunners manager Arteta with his wife Lorena – he said ‘when it goes personal against me I can take it, but when the family is involved then it is a different story'</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”><div class=”splitLeft”><div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
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</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Axel Tuanzebe was sent racist messages after Manchester United’s draw with Everton</p></div><div><div data-track-module=”am-related_carousel^related_carousel” data-track-selector=”.rotator-panels a:not([class*=external])” data-dm-rotator-rotate=”false” data-track-pos=”static” data-preferred-shared-network-enabled=”” data-dm-rotator-auto-init=”” id=”p-30″ class=”related-carousel with-fb-or-tw sport” data-dm-rotator-active-class=”active” data-dm-rotator-page-count=”1.0″ data-dm-social-article-auto-init=”” data-dm-rotator-page-size=”1″> <div class=”rotator bdrcc”> <div class=”rotator-title”> <h2>RELATED ARTICLES</h2> <ul class=”rotator-pages link-xocc”> <li class=”rotator-prev”>Previous
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</div></div> <div class=”perform-player” data-tracking-id=”59ac2da5888591f1d18cb921a8.xsohe0a9vwom1aofo5is4krre$s=1″ data-related-player=”true”></div> <br /> </div><div class=”moduleFull mol-video”><div class=”item”> <div class=”vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col sport” id=”v-8228624307520228497″> <video controls=”” class=”video-js vjs-default-skin” website targeted by online abuse as FA promises website United’s Marcus Rashford has become the latest player to be targeted by online abuse. He tweeted: \"Humanity and social media at its worst. Yes I’m a black man and I live every day proud that I am.website preload=”none”> <source website type=”video/mp4″></source> </video> </div> </div> </div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Speaking on Friday, Arteta said: ‘We are all exposed in this industry to that and that’s why I prefer not to read it because it would affect me personally, much more the moment somebody wants to touch my family. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’It happened, the club was aware of it and we tried to do something about it.
We have to live with it. It is not going to stop tomorrow, we know that, but medium, long term, can we do something about it? That’s what I am pushing for.'</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Arsenal host Leeds on Sunday and Arteta continued: ‘It is part of the job, honestly.
I am not the only one who is suffering these kinds of things. ‘When you are winning, everything is beautiful and 우리카지노 you are incredible and the best coach. When you lose it is the complete opposite.</p><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”></noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Steve Bruce revealed he has received death threats from Newcastle supporters this year</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Manchester United and England 우리카지노 player Lauren James has been racially abused on Instagram</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>‘That is the reality and it is not pleasant.
If we read everything that is written about us, probably we’d have to stay in bed a lot of days. It is great that people have the ability and so many platforms and ways to communicate and give opinions. The only thing I am asking is to be respectful.'</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>A simple search on Twitter by Sportsmail on Friday revealed tweets — from a still-active account — sent to Arteta threatening his wife if he did not leave Arsenal.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>‘When it goes personal against me I can take it,’ Arteta said.
‘But when the family is involved then it is a different story. We are lucky enough that the club is very supportive. We do what we have to do when those things happen.'</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Meanwhile, Arsenal were told on Friday that their ‘home’ leg against Benfica in the Europa League last 32 will be held in Athens due to coronavirus restrictions.</p><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”>
</noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Referee Mike Dean will not be officiating a Premier League match this weekend after requesting to be taken off the rota.
That follows death threats directed to him and his family </p></div><div class=”moduleFull mol-video”><div class=”item”> <div class=”vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col sport” id=”v-3076325740393642068″> <video controls=”” class=”video-js vjs-default-skin” website Rodgers condemns racist abuse of website City manager, Brendan Rodgers, says that there is no place for racist abuse on social media – adding that simply having a presence on a social platform automatically exposes players to all kinds of unwanted negativity.website preload=”none”> <source website type=”video/mp4″></source> </video> </div> </div> </div><div class=”art-ins mol-factbox sport” data-version=”2″ id=”mol-8d3b3610-6d19-11eb-a0bc-a59414bddd79″ website Arteta has received threats on social media
