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'Nearly every game I'm called monkey or n*****': Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha reveals the extent of shocking racial abuse in football

By Joe Strange for MailOnline

Published: 16:52 BST, 5 June 2019 | Updated: 17:00 BST, 5 June 2019

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Wilfried Zaha has opened up on the disgusting racial abuse he suffers during most Premier League matches, claiming he is regularly called 'a monkey or n*****'.

The Crystal Palace star's revelations come after a season in which racial abuse was prevalent in England's top-flight, at international level and in the EFL, with players being targeted in stadiums and on social media.

Zaha took to Twitter in April to share a message he received from a Newcastle fan calling him a 'diving monkey'. The former Manchester United winger also

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