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Luton Town FC condemns racist abuse targeting Elijah Adebayo with defiant statement

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Luton Town player Elijah Adebayo received racist abuse on his Instagram account.

The Hatters have condemned the abuse as 'cowardly' in a strongly-worded statement.

The 26-year-old scored his first goal of the Championship season in a 2 -1 loss to Sunderland .

Luton have reported the abuse to police and Facebook owner Meta and said it is now being investigated.

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informal

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English

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40

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likely offensive

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