Police have launched an investigation into alleged racist social media messages.
A spokesperson for Derbyshire Police said:
‘We are investigating allegations that a number of racially abusive social media messages have been directed at a Derby County football player.
‘The messages were received shortly after the fixture with Nottingham Forest on Friday 26 February and inquiries are ongoing.
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‘No one should be subject to racial abuse or hate based crimes and reports of this nature will always be taken seriously.’
