Manchester City star Raheem Sterling has suffered yet more racist abuse just 48 hours on from football's social media boycott to protest against abusive attacks online.
City enjoyed one of the biggest nights in the club's history on Tuesday as they advanced to their first-ever Champions League final after a 2-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium.
However, the Express reports, that the celebrations have been marred after Sterling was subjected to an abusive post on Instagram which contained racist monkey and gorilla emojis.
Once made aware of the post, Instagram moved to delete and condemn it.
"The racist abuse sent to Raheem Sterling is unacceptable and we do not want it on Instagram," a spokesperson for owners Facebook said.
"We have removed the comment and taken action against the account that posted it.
"As part of our ongoing work in this space, we'll soon be rolling out new tools to help prevent people seeing abusive messages from strangers.
"No single thing will fix this challenge overnight but we're committed to doing what we can to keep our community safe from abuse.”
The abuse comes just two days on from the end of a four-day social media boycott from football players, pundits and media entities to protest against racism and to force social media platforms to take a stronger stance on abuse.
