YouTuber Morgan Burtwistle, known as Angry Ginge, has revealed he received abusive and threatening messages after intervening in a racist incident at a World Cup match. The 24-year-old, currently in the US for the tournament, said he reported a spectator for making racist remarks during England's 0-0 draw with Ghana at Boston Stadium on Tuesday, June 23.
Abuse and Threats Online
Burtwistle shared screenshots of the messages on his Instagram Story, with a caption reading: "Standing up to racism gets you this? What a world we live in." The posts showed a number of vile comments directed at the social media star, who won I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.
Incident at the Stadium
In a YouTube video posted on June 25, Burtwistle described the incident: "The man sat in front was making incredibly racist comments towards the Ghanaian national team. Due to this, it was only right for me to stand up and deal with this. Watch how the stewards deal with this – it is actually embarrassing."
According to the Press Association, Burtwistle said a steward told him they "can't kick him out". The YouTuber showed himself leaving the area, but later confirmed the man was not removed from the game. "Absolutely not good enough from the American stewards," he said. "The message before the games at football is kick it out, if you see it, say it. I've gone and reported it, the guy, he's not been kicked out of the stadium, we saw him as we left, he's been able to watch the whole game after some of the things he was saying about the Ghana team – I'm not even going to repeat."
Steward's Response Criticised
Burtwistle added: "I think it's an absolute f****** disgrace he's been allowed to stay in and watch the game after having evidence on the vlog. I've been over and reported it, and five witnesses, literally all of us have heard him say it, and he's still been able to watch the game." He claimed a steward said the man would have been ejected had he made another racist comment, which Burtwistle described as "ridiculous".
FIFA has been contacted for comment by the Press Association.
