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	32	87
2. Fenerbahçe	32	85
3. Trabzonspor	32	52
4. Beşiktaş	33	51
5. Rizespor	32	48
6. Başakşehir	32	46
7. Kasımpasa	32	46
8. Sivasspor	32	44
9. Antalyaspor	32	42
10. Alanyaspor	32	42
11. A.Demirspor	32	40
12. Samsunspor	32	38
13. Ankaragücü	33	37
14. Kayserispor	32	37
15. Konyaspor	32	36
16. Hatayspor	32	33
17. Gaziantep FK	32	31
18. Karagümrük	32	30
19. Pendikspor	32	30
20. İstanbulspor	32	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Eyüpspor	30	68
2. Göztepe	30	60
3. Kocaelispor	30	52
4. Ahlatçı Çorum FK	30	52
5. Sakaryaspor	30	51
6. Bodrumspor	30	49
7. Boluspor	30	46
8. Bandırmaspor	30	46
9. Gençlerbirliği	30	44
10. Erzurumspor	30	41
11. Manisa FK	31	36
12. Keçiörengücü	30	36
13. Şanlıurfaspor	30	34
14. Ümraniye	30	34
15. Tuzlaspor	30	32
16. Adanaspor	30	32
17. Altay	31	15
18. Giresunspor	30	7

Takımlar	O	P
1. M.City	32	73
2. Arsenal	32	71
3. Liverpool	32	71
4. Aston Villa	33	63
5. Tottenham	32	60
6. Newcastle	32	50
7. M. United	32	50
8. West Ham United	33	48
9. Chelsea	31	47
10. Brighton	32	44
11. Wolves	32	43
12. Fulham	33	42
13. Bournemouth	32	42
14. Crystal Palace	32	33
15. Brentford	33	32
16. Everton	32	27
17. Nottingham Forest	33	26
18. Luton Town	33	25
19. Burnley	33	20
20. Sheffield United	32	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Real Madrid	31	78
2. Barcelona	31	70
3. Girona	31	65
4. Atletico Madrid	31	61
5. Athletic Bilbao	32	58
6. Real Sociedad	31	50
7. Valencia	31	47
8. Real Betis	31	45
9. Villarreal	31	39
10. Getafe	31	39
11. Osasuna	31	39
12. Las Palmas	31	37
13. Sevilla	31	34
14. Deportivo Alaves	31	32
15. Mallorca	31	31
16. Rayo Vallecano	31	31
17. Celta Vigo	31	28
18. Cadiz	31	25
19. Granada	32	18
20. Almeria	31	14