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Published 11:44 5 Aug 2021 BST
Updated 11:45 5 Aug 2021 BST
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Chief Constable Mark Roberts said: "There are people out there who believe they can hide behind a social media profile and get away with posting such abhorrent comments.
"They need to think again – we have investigators proactively seeking out abusive comments in connection to the match and, if they meet a criminal threshold, those posting them will be arrested.
"Our investigation is continuing at pace and we are grateful for those who have taken time to report racist posts to us."
Metro reports that out of the 207 social media posts deemed to have committed criminal offences, 123 accounts were outside the UK. Allegedly, only 34 were in the UK and 11 of them have been taken into custody. Of those arrested, three people from London, two from Christchurch, one from Runcorn and one from Sale. Others were located in Reading, Folkestone, Shrewsbury and Worcester.Sport

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