Following Augsburg's Matchday 7 draw with Union Berlin, defender Juma Bah, who had been sent off during the game, was the subject of racist abuse online. His club has now responded to the incident and taken a clear stance.

Augsburg released the statement via their club website. It reads as follows:

"Today, our player Juma Bah was subjected to vile racist abuse and death threats on Instagram. His family were also threatened.

We are appalled by this hatred. And we want to make one thing absolutely clear:
We will never accept, tolerate or turn a blind eye to such behaviour!

Anyone who racially abuses or threatens one of our players is not just attacking an individual, but everything the entire Augsburg family stands for. Regardless of skin colour, background, religion or nationality, everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity, and to feel safe.

We will not look the other way!
We will not stay silent!
We stand together, always!

We will report this incident to the police and explore every legal option available to us.

We stand firmly behind you, Juma!"