Fulham’s Cyrus Christie’s sister hit and racially abused during Barnsley EFL Championship clash

Fulham is investigating an incident after defender Cyrus Christie’s sister was allegedly hit and racially abused in the crowd during the team’s EFL Championship clash against Barnsley.

Fulham’s Cyrus Christie (right) says his sister was hit and racially abused. Picture: Getty

English Championship side Fulham are investigating an incident among their fans after defender Cyrus Christie says his sister was hit and racially abused during their 1-0 defeat by Barnsley.

The fullback, who came on as a substitute in the former Premier League side’s first match back in England’s second tier, took to Twitter after Sunday’s game to call out the instigators.

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To the Fulham fan that decided to hit my sister at the game today and his wife who justified his action with racist remarks I hope your proud of yourself and feel like a big man. You’ll get what’s coming to you. Regardless how you felt about the result your actions are shameful🤬

— Cyrus Christie (@cyruschristie) August 3, 2019

“To the Fulham fan that decided to hit my sister at the game today and his wife who justified his action with racist remarks I hope you’re proud of yourself and feel like a big man,” Christie wrote.

“You’ll get what’s coming to you. Regardless how you felt about the result your actions are shameful.”

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Fulham’s Cyrus Christie (right) says his sister was hit and racially abused. Picture: Getty

Fulham issued a short statement saying: “Fulham Football Club is investigating an incident which took place in the away end at the Barnsley v Fulham fixture this afternoon.

“Should the perpetrators be identified, the club will be taking the strongest possible action.” The incident comes shortly after an annual report from British anti- discriminatory body Kick It Out that showed a 43 per cent rise in reports of racist abuse in English football last season.

Fulham Football Club is investigating an incident which took place in the away end at the Barnsley v Fulham fixture this afternoon. Should the perpetrators be identified, the Club will be taking the strongest possible action.#FFC

— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) August 3, 2019

Originally published as Fulham’s Cyrus Christie’s sister hit and racially abused during Barnsley EFL Championship clash