Sunderland condemn online racist abuse of Brian Brobbey following Spurs victory

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brobbey-brian/pfAvgQUT/"]Brobbey[/a] was at ‌the centre of a key ‌incident when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a] captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/romero-cristian/jBZTWXMn/"]Cristian ‌Romero[/a] collided with his own goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kinsky-antonin/hv1U4aGj/"]Antonin Kinsky[/a] under pressure ‌from the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a] forward.[/p][p]Romero ⁠was ‌forced off in tears and Kinsky ​completed the game with his head heavily bandaged.[/p][p]"[b]We ​stand firmly with Brian and offer him our full and ⁠unwavering ​support[/b]," Sunderland said in a statement.[/p][embed guid="f716c2d9-88a9-4c2f-87e8-5215bfe8a84c" url="https://x.com/SunderlandAFC/status/2043600077650796892" social-type="twitter" /][p]The club added that the abuse was not an isolated ‌case, saying [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mundle-romaine/Mqq7lUk6/"]Romaine Mundle[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/geertruida-lutsharel/zwx6dFjk/"]Lutsharel Geertruida[/a] had been subjected to similar treatment in recent weeks.[/p][p]“[b]The club has reported this incident to the Premier League, the relevant social media platforms, and the ‌police, and we expect swift ​action to be taken against ‌those responsible[/b]," they said.[/p][p]Sunderland climbed to 10th in the table and will face fourth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a] on Sunday.[/p]