Shamrock Rovers support European Club Association social media boycott this weekend

Lee Grace taking the knee ahead of the game against Finn Harps in August 2020

Lee Grace taking the knee ahead of the game against Finn Harps in August 2020 Credit: Peter Fitzpatrick (ETPhotos)

Shamrock Rovers are joining in with the European Club Association (ECA) social media boycott this weekend in support of the ECA campaign against the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online by players and many others connected to football.

The boycott has been arranged by The FA, Premier League, EFL, PFA, LMA, PGMOL, Kick It Out, Women in Football and the FSA, who are uniting to encourage government and social media companies to take action to eradicate online hate. 

The Hoops noted that ‘alongside these bodies, and others in the football community, we will not publish any content across our social media channels during this weekend, to stand in solidarity with this cause’.

The boycott runs from 15:00 on Friday 30 April to 23:59 on Monday 3 May,

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