Police investigate racist tweet against Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka after missed penalty

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Associated Press11:19 a.m. ET2 Minute Read

Police are investigating a racist tweet towards Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka.BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images

London Police are investigating a racially aggravated tweet about Bukayo Saka that was posted after the Arsenal midfielder missed a penalty in a Premier League game.

A message posted on Twitter shortly after Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with West Ham on Sunday showed Saka with his monkey-like face, accompanied by the words: “This clown cost us the league.”

Underneath the post, another Twitter user tagged the Metropolitan Police and said the post was a hate crime.

“This has already been reported and is currently being investigated,” police responded on Tuesday.

The account of the person who posted the message was not publicly visible on Tuesday.

Saka fired wide from the penalty spot as the score was 2-1 early in the second half.

West Ham equalized minutes later to leave Arsenal with a four-point lead over Manchester City, having started the weekend with a six-point advantage.

It’s not the first time Saka has been the victim of racist abuse on social media after failing to score a penalty.

He did the same for England in a penalty shootout loss to Italy in the European Championship final in 2021.

Saka was abused along with fellow black players Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, who also failed to score their penalties.

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