Colin Kazim-Richards was subjected to racial abuse on Instagram after his late equaliser for Derby against Nottingham Forest.
The 34-year-old, who has just signed a one-year extension to his deal at Pride Park, cancelled out James Garner’s first-half effort with just six minutes of normal time remaining in the East Midlands derby.
In the hours after the game he received racist abuse from accounts on the social media platform, with one account set up with a racially charged variation of his name.
Derby have reported the abuse to Instagram, Kick It Out and Derbyshire Police. And in a statement, the club said: “Derby County Football Club is disgusted to have learned that one of its players has been racially abused via social media. “It was
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