Trolling of footballers: We all have the potential to be abused or become the abusers

The most worrying aspect of all of the abuse, like that suffered by James McClean, is just how common such abuse has become, write Dr Emma Kavanagh and Dr Keith Parry

Republic of Ireland and Stoke City's James McClean has shared some of the online abuse he has been getting in recent times. 

This week, James McClean provided a frightening insight on living with social media abuse. 

The 31-year-old Republic of Ireland international shared a direct message he had received on Instagram which read: “Don’t make me set your house on fire and burn everyone inside it.”