The Premier League is increasing the pressure on social media companies to tackle the racist abuse of its players, managers and coaches online with the launch of a new reporting system.
Racist abuse of current and former professionals has been sadly prevalent in recent years, with former Arsenal and England forward Ian Wright sharing some of the comments aimed at him recently.
The system will also be open to reports of abuse directed at family members of players, managers and coaches, the Premier League said.
The organisation's chief executive Richard Masters said: 'Online discriminatory abuse is unacceptable in any walk of life and tackling this issue must be a priority.