Former Liverpool and Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore was forced to alert police last night after suffering a torrent of vile racist abuse on Twitter.
The talkSPORT powerhouse, who boasts over 478,000 Twitter followers, took to his account after a troll bombarded him with racially offensive words - and said he "should be executed".
Ex-Liverpool star Collymore then told his followers he had reported the abuse to police in Cannock, Staffordshire.
He wrote: "Appreciate the support from players, fans of all clubs and @kickitout. Currently with @Cannockpolice."
The Kick It Out campaign, which fights to boot racism out of football, said last night: "Kick It Out has been monitoring the racist tweets directed at Stan Collymore this evening.
"The campaign is reporting these to the authorities."
