UK probes racist abuse of Derby County striker

UK-born Turkish forward Kazim-Richards allegedly receives racist messages on social media

NEWS IN ENGLISH 28.02.2021, 21:10 ALP ERMIYA

UK probes racist abuse of Derby County striker

UK police on Sunday launched an investigation into alleged racist abuse aimed at Derby County striker Colin Kazim-Richards.

"We are investigating allegations that a number of racially abusive social media messages have been directed at a Derby County football player," Derbyshire Police said in a statement.

The police added that UK-born Turkish forward Kazim-Richards, 34, received the messages after Derby County's match against Nottingham Forest on Friday.

His club Derby County and the Turkish national football team have condemned the incident.

"Derby County is disgusted to learn of the racially abusive messages Colin Kazim-Richards received via social media overnight. We stand with you, Colin," the English club said on Twitter. 

The Turkish national team also said on Twitter it "strongly condemns the racist attack" on the former Turkish player, who had 43 caps at all levels.

"I have always been proud of being a Turk and the Turkish national flag, and will go on to be one," Kazim-Richards said in response to the Turkish national team’s Twitter post.

Turkish Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu also condemned the incident. 

Colin Kazim-Richards - called Kazim Kazim in Turkey - became a Turkish citizen in 2007 to play for Turkey in the 2008 European football championship.

Kazim-Richards helped the Turkish team advance to the semifinals in the EURO 2008 co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland.

He has also played for many football clubs -- including Turkey's Fenerbahce and Galatasaray, Dutch club Feyenoord Rotterdam, English clubs Brighton & Hove Albion, Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield United, and Scottish team Celtic.

In 2020, Kazim-Richards left Mexican team Pachuca to join England's Derby County.

Kazim-Richards won the 2012 Turkish Super Lig with Galatasaray.

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Takımlar	O	P
1. Galatasaray	34	93
2. Fenerbahçe	34	89
3. Trabzonspor	34	58
4. Başakşehir	34	52
5. Beşiktaş	34	51
6. Kasımpasa	34	49
7. Rizespor	34	49
8. Alanyaspor	34	48
9. Sivasspor	34	48
10. Antalyaspor	34	45
11. A.Demirspor	34	41
12. Kayserispor	34	40
13. Samsunspor	34	39
14. Ankaragücü	34	38
15. Karagümrük	34	36
16. Konyaspor	34	36
17. Gaziantep FK	34	34
18. Hatayspor	34	33
19. Pendikspor	34	30
20. İstanbulspor	34	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Eyüpspor	32	72
2. Göztepe	32	66
3. Sakaryaspor	32	57
4. Kocaelispor	32	55
5. Ahlatçı Çorum FK	32	55
6. Bodrumspor	32	53
7. Boluspor	32	50
8. Bandırmaspor	32	47
9. Gençlerbirliği	32	47
10. Erzurumspor	32	44
11. Keçiörengücü	32	39
12. Manisa FK	32	37
13. Ümraniye	32	37
14. Şanlıurfaspor	32	34
15. Tuzlaspor	32	34
16. Adanaspor	32	33
17. Altay	32	15
18. Giresunspor	32	7

Takımlar	O	P
1. Arsenal	35	80
2. M.City	34	79
3. Liverpool	35	75
4. Aston Villa	35	67
5. Tottenham	34	60
6. M. United	34	54
7. Newcastle	34	53
8. Chelsea	34	51
9. West Ham United	35	49
10. Bournemouth	35	48
11. Wolves	35	46
12. Brighton	34	44
13. Fulham	35	43
14. Crystal Palace	35	40
15. Everton	35	36
16. Brentford	35	35
17. Nottingham Forest	35	26
18. Luton Town	35	25
19. Burnley	35	24
20. Sheffield United	35	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Real Madrid	33	84
2. Barcelona	33	73
3. Girona	33	71
4. Atletico Madrid	33	64
5. Athletic Bilbao	33	58
6. Real Sociedad	33	51
7. Real Betis	33	49
8. Valencia	33	47
9. Villarreal	33	45
10. Getafe	33	43
11. Osasuna	33	39
12. Deportivo Alaves	33	38
13. Sevilla	33	38
14. Las Palmas	33	37
15. Rayo Vallecano	33	34
16. Mallorca	33	32
17. Celta Vigo	33	31
18. Cadiz	33	26
19. Granada	33	21
20. Almeria	33	14