Liverpool and Everton condemn rac abuse of Abdoulaye Doucoure after der draw | Football News

Liverpool and Everton have condemned the rac abuse received home midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure in Wednesday’s Merseyside der after he was involved in a melee at full-time when the game ended in a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park.
Everton captain James Tarkowski equalised in the seventh minute of added time to spark wild celebrations before Liverpool substitute Curtis Jones took umbrage at Doucoure celebrating in front of the visiting fans.
Doucoure and Jones were shown red cards referee Michael Oliver, who also brandished one at Liverpool manager Arne Slot after the final whle.

Liverpool Football Club and Everton are aware of – and condemn in the strongest possible terms – rac abuse received Abdoulaye Doucoure following Wednesday night’s Merseyside der.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 13, 2025
“Such abuse is reprehensible and will not, and should not, be tolerated,” the two Premier League clubs said in a joint statement.
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“Together, the two clubs will work with Merseyside Police, who are conducting an investigation with the aim of identifying the individuals responsible.”
Doucoure had posted an image of himself celebrating and paying homage to the Goodison Park faithful after what was the last Merseyside der at the iconic stadium before Everton move to a new arena at Bramley-Moore Dock.
However, there were several comments of a rac nature on the post.
“We also encourage people who witness or experience online abuse to report and highlight it to the social media platforms on which it appears,” the clubs added.
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“We must all, including the social media companies, take a zero-tolerance stance. Platforms need to take accountability and action to ban such abusers.”
Reuters has contacted Meta, which owns Instagram, for comment.