Harry Kane most abused England player on Twitter since World Cup started – study

Exclusive: England players received 1,546 abusive tweets during group stages, according to analysis

Harry Kane was the most abused England player on Twitter during the World Cup group stages, accounting for nearly three out of 10 negative tweets directed at team members.

England players were sent 1,546 abusive tweets during the group stages of the World Cup, according to analysis by the Alan Turing Institute, accounting for 2% of the more than 75,000 tweets mentioning players for the national team.