The Premier League in UK has traced the sender of abusive messages received by one of its players to Singapore.

The Premier League wrote on its website on Aug. 13 about the follow-up action it has taken in the wake of serious online abuse received by Brighton & Hove Albion forward Neal Maupay.

The Premier League said it has provided support to the player and the club in investigating the incident and bringing legal action against the person responsible.

The Premier League's investigations team have been working with the club and Neal to review the case.

Traced to Singapore

Premier League investigators believe that they have tracked the location of the person responsible to Singapore.

They have even filed an official police complaint here.

The Premier League said it is liaising with Singapore authorities and will support all subsequent legal action on behalf of Maupay.

The nature of abuse Neal received was not disclosed by the Premier League, but it is severe enough to warrant the league to act on the player's behalf.

Abuse reported to the Premier League

Threatening and abusive messages received by the player were reported to the Premier League via its online abuse reporting system, which was set up in June 2020.

The Premier League takes online abuse seriously, it said, and is committed to supporting players, managers and their families who receive such messages.

Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said: "The abuse Neal received is wholly unacceptable. We responded immediately to seek justice on his behalf, which in this case meant identifying the perpetrator, tracking them to where they live, and then pursuing legal action accordingly.

"We take each report provided to us extremely seriously and we will use all possible resources in supporting our players and managers to investigate incidents, regardless of where the offender is located."