Former football player in England Alex Scott A victim of racist remarks after reports of her exposure Mathematical question.
she was Yesterday I mentioned Alex, 35, was chosen To replace 64-year-old broadcaster Sue Parker.
News It appears to have been confirmed By former football player and BBC commentator Gary Lineker On Twitter He also congratulated Alex on her new role.
He tweeted on Thursday: “Congratulations and good luck to AlexScott as the new host of Question Of Sport.
“Smart, knowledgeable, and perfectly qualified for the role. Oh … and if you’ve had a problem with Alex getting the job, you might be part of the problem.”
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However, Alex faced despicable racist remarks from trolls in response to the news.
These comments, including some on Twitter suggesting it might be chosen as a “tick box” exercise, while someone else wrote, “No experience or good presentation skills. But their color gives it the job.”
Despite the bad remarks, celebrities like Pierce Morgan And Andrew “Freddy” Flintoff He defended Alex in the role.
Freddy tweeted: “Congratulations Embed a Tweet In a new job, you don’t care what you’re going to be good at. ”
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However, according to reports, the bad comments will hit Alex hard.
A source said the sun: The abuse she received on Twitter and other social media platforms was disgusting.
“Thousands of people have been supportive but those negative things Alex will remember. It’s just human.”
Mirror Online reached out to Alex Scott’s representative for comment.
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When Mirror Online contacted to confirm Alex’s new role in a sports question, the BBC declined to comment and no replacement for Sue Parker has yet been confirmed.
Sue is preparing to film her final episodes with the team leaders Phil Tufnell And Dawson died Later this month.
“I absolutely loved being confronted with me for 24 years in sports” Sue told the mirrorIt was my dream job.
“But I understand the BBC wants to take the show in a new direction and I’m sad to say goodbye.”
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