Report: Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire most abused Premier League players on Twitter


A file photo of Ronaldo at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Chelsea, at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, on April, 2022. The day Ronaldo rejoined Manchester United – Aug 27, 2021 – there were three times more tweets than any other day (188,769), of which 3,961 were abusive. — AP

LONDON: Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire have received the most Twitter abuse of any Premier League players, a report published on Aug 2 has found.

Analysis by British media regulator Ofcom of 2.3 million tweets in the first half of last season found nearly 60,000 abusive posts, affecting seven in 10 top-flight players.

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