'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 Viewcomments 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 revealed that he has received death threats online. Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha says he is called 'a monkey or a n*****' most weekends Zaha opened up on the racist abuse he suffers in a new interview with The Jackal magazine And in a new interview with The Jackal , Zaha has now explained how he hears racist abuse almost every time he pulls on his boots at the weekend. 'Nearly every game I'm called a monkey or a n***** or a whatever,' Zaha told the magazine. 'Imagine if I really got down about that?' Raheem Sterling has become a prominent speaker about the issue of racism in football over the last 12 months, but Zaha has no interest in following his lead. 'Yeah, Wilf Zaha's going to make a speech about racism. [I'm] so over it,' he added. 'I don't know if we're animals to them or whatever. 'Why is this okay? Why are you saying these things right next to your five-year-old kid? And then, when you leave, what, you're back to being a normal dad, working a normal job? People mask this stuff.' The Jackal is available today at Tube and train stations across London and via subscription Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility