Bunny Shaw: The Manchester City striker withdraws from the semi -final league team of the Cup after suffered by racist and mysoginist abuse | Football news

Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw withdrew from Manchester City Women Yetin for Thursday in the semi -finals of the Arsenal League Cup after suffering racist and misogynistic abuse.

Man City reported on abuse directed to Shaw police after their women’s super league defeat against Arsenal last Sunday.

Shaw will not participate on Thursday for his mental well-being, while City has promised to fully support the attacker for “disgusting treatment”, which she received after 4-3 defeats to the artillery at Joie Stadium.

Shaw, who scored 86 goals for the club, scored her 100th city performance when she got off the bench in the 66th minute of WSL’s knot in what was just a second trip from the injury in early December.

In a statement that the club posted on Tuesday, City said: “Manchester City was appalled when he learned that Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw was undergoing racist and misogynistic abuse after Sunday’s firing.

“Discrimination of any kind, whether on stadiums or online, will not be tolerated and absolutely no place inside or outside the game.

“Bunny decided not to share the messages publicly so that he would not give oxygen of publicity to the terrible individuals who sent them.

“The content is divided with the authorities. The investigation will follow, and the club offers our full support Bunny after the disgusting treatment she received.”

The incident happened the same weekend, Captain of Chelsea Millie Bright heard explicit insults directed his path after a 1-0 victory at Aston Vili, going to social media to remind the fans that the players “are not robots”.

The WPLL statement, which manages WSL, was announced on Wednesday: “We are shocked and sad when we heard about the incidents that happened during the weekend regarding Khadia ‘Bunny’ Shaw and Millie Bright.

“Players, coaches and officials should be able to do their job without undergoing abuse, personally or online, and there is no place in women’s football or wider society.

“We talk to both clubs and offer any support they need.”