Managers are being targeted by abuse more often than players in the Premier League and Women's Super League
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More than 2,000 extremely abusive social media posts - including death and rape threats - were sent about managers and players in the Premier League and Women's Super League in a single weekend, a BBC investigation has found.
The analysis - conducted with data science company Signify - focused on posts made during 10 Premier League and six WSL matches on the weekend of 8 and 9 November, and also found messages including racist slurs, homophobia and threats of violence.
Managers were targeted more than players, with 82% of abusive posts made on X, formerly known as Twitter.
