Vanessa Le Moigne steps back from football after online abuse | OneFootball

Vanessa Le Moigne is stepping away from football reporting after a wave of online abuse that followed the last Africa Cup of Nations final.

According to L'Équipe, she will move to studio duties on Sunday for the launch of À point, a weekly testimony-led show on beIN Sports at 13:30, with judoka Clarisse Agbégnénou as the first guest.

Her decision to stop covering football followed cyberharassment that arose after Senegal-Morocco.

The result of that match remains uncertain, pending a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The attacks escalated after a social clip of her post-match interview with Édouard Mendy angered many supporters.

The episode served as a warning for the journalist, who has since explained her decision.

Source: L'Équipe

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