Primary school football players, principal undeterred by online abuse during tournament
Man Kiu Association Primary School’s run during recent seven-a-side event attracted cyberbullying over players’ sizes, ethnic backgrounds

A storm over online abuse has cast a shadow over Man Kiu Association Primary School’s breakthrough run at the All-Hong Kong Inter-Primary Schools seven-a-side football competition held before Chinese New Year.
After racking up several victories over rival schools, especially after a 6-0 win that got them to the quarter-finals, the team received abusive comments and complaints about the physical size and height of their players.
Several non-Chinese players, in particular, became targets of cyberbullying after that big win, with comments reportedly mocking their physiques and ethnic backgrounds.
The bullying attracted more than a thousand people to watch the semi-finals and final online.