Twitter agree to meet with Manchester United over Pogba abuse


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  • Thursday, 22 Aug 2019

Pogba was the third footballer to suffer racial abuse in a week for missing a penalty – the others being Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham and second tier side Reading's Yakou Meite. — AP

LONDON: Twitter have reacted to calls for more to be done in preventing racist abuse of footballers on social media platforms by agreeing to meet with representatives of Manchester United they announced on Aug 21.

United executives were keen for a meeting with Twitter after their French World Cup winning midfielder Paul Pogba was the victim of abuse following his penalty miss in Monday's 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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