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(CNN) --
Bayern Munich denounced racial slurs directed at French player Kingsley Coman after France's defeat in the World Cup final on Sunday.
The Bundesliga champions say Coman, whose shot was saved by Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez in the match's penalty shootout, has received racial abuse online.
Argentina won the final 4-2 on penalties after the match ended 3-3 after extra time.
Kingsley Coman walks past the World Cup trophy during the award ceremony following France's loss to Argentina in a penalty shootout on Sunday.
Coman has been playing for Bayern since 2015.
“FC Bayern strongly condemns the racist comments towards Kingsley Coman,” the club tweeted on Monday.
“The FC Bayern family is with you, King.
Racism has no place in sport or in our society."
Coman's latest Instagram post, issued after the World Cup semi-final last week, shows multiple comments supporting the striker and using the hashtag "#StopRacism."
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When asked about the abuse that was committed against Coman and other players on the platform, a spokesperson for Instagram's parent company, Meta, said the company was in contact with players and teams, but without identifying them.
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“We have removed these disgusting comments for breaking our rules,” the spokesperson said.
Coman missed his shot in the penalty shootout in the final.
“We want to protect people from this abuse in the first place, which is why we've developed features like Hidden Words, which filters out offensive DMs and comments, and Limits, which hides people's DMs and comments. people who don't don't follow you or only started following you recently.
“We have been in contact with the players and their teams all the time to offer support and help them use these tools,” the spokesperson said.
Coman scored the winning goal in the 2020 Champions League final as Bayern beat PSG 1-0 in Lisbon.
Last year, after England's Euro 2020 final penalty shootout loss to Italy, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka suffered racist abuse after missing penalties.
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