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Fulham's Calvin Bassey celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Emirates FA Cup fifth round match at Old Trafford, Manchester, March 2, 2025
FULHAM are “utterly appalled” at racist and homophobic abuse received by Calvin Bassey after the penalty shoot-out FA Cup victory at Manchester United on Sunday.
The Cottagers vowed to take the “strongest form of action” against those who had sent abusive messages to the defender, which he shared on social media.
The Premier League said it was also “appalled” by the abuse and was offering its “full support” to Bassey and the club. Bassey opened the scoring at Old Trafford and, despite Bruno Fernandes’s equaliser, the west London club secured a quarter-final spot after winning 4-3 on spot-kicks.
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