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Chelsea tops list for receiving most abuse on internet

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ANI London

Footballers and football teams are often on the receiving end of internet trolls, and Chelsea have topped the list for receiving the most abuse than any other top-flight club on the internet.

An anti-discrimination group, known as Kick It Out, has revealed that 1,34,400 posts were made this season with more than 95,000 of these discriminatory posts directed towards Premier League teams, the BBC reported.

And Chelsea has received more abuse than any other top-flight club.

Chelsea, who currently sit on the top spot in the Premier League table, were the subject of 20,000 discriminatory posts between August 2014 and March 2015, the report added.

 

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First Published: Apr 17 2015 | 12:12 PM IST

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