Chelsea and Mauricio Pochettino condemn Conor Gallagher abuse after midfielder is accused of racism | 0TFOKAX | 2024-04-04 16:08:01
Chelsea have condemned the abuse Conor Gallagher has faced on social media after a video went viral which appeared to point out the midfielder ignoring a younger mascot.
The incident in query occurred within the moments leading as much as Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Burnley in the Premier League last weekend, through which Cole Palmer scored each of the house workforce's objectives at Stamford Bridge.
Gallagher, who has worn the captain's armband in Reece James' absence this season, was seen speaking with two of Chelsea's matchday mascots as the 2 groups lined up in the tunnel in west London.
But as one of many mascots held out his hand for Gallagher, the England worldwide inadvertently left the teenager hanging and the brief clip instantly began doing the rounds throughout social media.
Within the days that adopted, Gallagher's social media accounts have been flooded with feedback from online customers, with some even accusing the 24-year-old of racism, whereas others united in defence of Chelsea's stand-in skipper.
In a press release this afternoon, Chelsea stated the level of abuse that Gallagher had acquired in the intervening period was 'utterly unacceptable', underlining that the membership have been 'proud' of their variety and inclusivity.
'Chelsea Football Club is conscious of a video clip circulating on social media from Saturday's fixture towards Burnley, which has been taken significantly out of context,' the assertion learn.
'The next degree of abuse and defamatory feedback directed in the direction of& Conor Gallagher& is completely unacceptable.'
'We're proud to be a various, inclusive membership the place individuals from all cultures, communities and identities really feel welcome.'
Gallagher went on to play 62 minutes of Chelsea's draw with Burnley, with Noni Madueke coming on in his place because the hosts searched for an equaliser towards the ten-man visitors.
At his press conference this afternoon, an 'upset' Mauricio Pochettino jumped to Gallagher's defence and insisted it might by no means have been the midfielder's intention to ignore a younger mascot.
'That has upset me so much as a result of no-one needs to do something like this, with this intention,' Pochettino advised reporters.
'He was so nicely, there are such a lot of movies and images and footage displaying Conor being rather well with each mascots. After which.. if you play football, and you're there, and you're specializing in too many issues, you're focusing to play and to start out the game.
'Look, that typically can occur. However I feel individuals need to abuse individuals, individuals all the time attempt to find things to create a multitude and to abuse the people who, if you already know them, I do know Conor, I do know the individuals which are involved right here in Chelsea.'
The Argentine added: 'I can speak for the folks that I do know and, come on, there's never that intention. Conor is a superb, nice kid and all the time is caring about the whole lot.
'I hate when individuals be happy to abuse on social media and things like this. You don't consider that we need to stop all these kinds of issues?
'It's like immediately, it's really easy to abuse individuals and then to concentrate to it [the controversy] when these kinds of things by no means occurred, to provide too much attention to individuals who need to create one of these mess and to insult and to abuse different individuals. Please cease. I feel we are all accountable about that.
'How is it potential to consider that the intention of Conor is to ignore a mascot? Come on! It makes me very, very unhappy. I do know Conor and he doesn't need to be abused. No-one deserves to be abused, but understanding him, come on, it's not [right]. I am seeing too many issues which are occurring, not only in England however the remainder of the world.'
In response to Pochettino, the media business must unite with soccer as an entire to 'help' people when they are subjected to such abuse.
'I feel our duty, and the [media's] duty, is to altogether try to ignore all these kinds of issues,' the Chelsea head coach continued.
'The people who attempt to create this stuff never help our life. For me, it's about supporting Conor, to help all the people who typically get abused.'
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Gallagher has been certainly one of Chelsea's few shining lights in an otherwise disappointing marketing campaign, racking up two objectives and five assists with the aspect languishing down in 12th within the Premier League table.
The Chelsea academy product was named in Gareth Southgate's squad for England's Euro 2024 warm-up matches final month and played 75 minutes of the Three Lions' 1-Zero defeat to Brazil.
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