Karen Carney of Chelsea was shot down after the game against Fiorentina

Attacked on Instagram after the match: "Offensive"

Karen Carney became a Chelsea hero during the match between the Champions League and Fiorentina.

Subsequently, she was threatened by social media.

"We are extremely serious about this," FA said in a statement to the BBC.

Chelsea has one foot in the quarter-finals in the Women's Champions League.

The Swedish team, with Hedvig Lindahl and Magdalena Eriksson on the team, drew 1-0 against Fiorentina on Wednesday in the round of 16, after 31-year-old captain Karen Carney scored penalty at the beginning of the match.

But the game has become dark.

Chelsea: "Disgusting"

After the match, Carney received death threats and rape on Instagram, writes the BBC. It should be a user who went to the attack and expressed it in a way that Chelsea described as "disgusting" and "totally unacceptable". The user has been removed from Instagram.

Carney does not know the person behind the account. She wrote herself "wow, some people …" in response to comments. British confederate Phil Neville has called for his Instagram account to be "totally shameful".

"We are extremely serious about such things, all the injuries of social media players are a serious problem and we call on the police and social media to do their utmost to address this growing problem," writes the British Federation. Football Association (FA) in a statement issued by the BBC.

London police say they "take very seriously their suspicions of harassment and threatening behavior," and Instagram is following the same path.

"We do not tolerate threatening or abusive behavior," said an Instagram spokesman for the BBC.

According to the BBC, Karen Carney has not made a police report.

October 19, 2018 1:10 p.m.