Bristol City have condemned abuse against women’s manager Lauren Smith during the men’s Championship loss to Sunderland.
Smith lost 3-2 in the stands at Ashton Gate on Saturday.
“Standing for Bristol City with the team today and being told women shouldn’t be on the football pitch but in the kitchen,” she wrote.
The men’s team shared Smith’s post in a reply: “We fully condemn this abuse.”
They added: “Such behaviour is unacceptable and will not be tolerated at Ashton Gate. We fully support Lauren Smith and are proud of our women’s team.”
“So give that guy a message, we’re always welcome to prove you very, very wrong at the Robbins HPC (High Performance Center, home of the women’s team),” Smith said!
The incident comes less than a week after England’s historic extra-time win over Germany at Wembley to win Euro 2022.
HerGameToo, a campaign group working to raise awareness of sexism in gaming, said it would contact the city of Bristol about the incident.
