Liam Rosenior: Hull City 'disgusted' by racist abuse of head coach

Liam Rosenior was named Hull boss in November 2022 Credit: PA

Police are investigating allegations of racist abuse directed towards Hull City's head coach Liam Rosenior on social media.

The posts came after Rosenior was announced as a nominee for Championship manager of the season on Wednesday.

The club said they were "disgusted" and would work with relevant authorities to "identify those responsible".

In a statement, it said: "Hull City has zero tolerance of any form of discrimination.

"Our stance is clear: racism has no place in football or society."

Humberside Police said it's been made aware of the incident and "are currently looking into it".

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