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Manchester United and England forward Lauren James becomes latest victim of sickening racist abuse online after she had monkey emojis sent to her on Instagram following similar incidents involving Marcus Rashford, Axel Tuanzebe and Reece James

Manchester United and England forward Lauren James is the latest footballer to have been subjected to sickening racist abuse on social media.

James, 19, shared the vile screenshot of a number of monkey emojis directed to her by one particular user under her Instagram upload.

A number of players have received similar messages in recent days as part of a worrying spate of abuse - and James has now added her voice to the growing movement hoping to create change on online platforms.

Manchester United and England player Lauren James has been racially abused on Instagram
James posted a screenshot of the hateful social media comment with the caption 'boring now'

James posted a screenshot of the hateful social media comment with the caption 'boring now'

James labelled the abuse she received as 'boring now' and followed up her viewpoint with a passionate post appealing to Instagram to crack down on racism.