Renee Hector took to Twitter to insist she had been racially abused by an opponent making "monkey noises" while playing for Tottenham Hotspur Ladies in an English second division women's match.
The alleged incident took place during Spurs' 2-1 win away to Sheffield United in the FA Women's Championship, the division below the elite Women's Super League.
But a result that saw the visitors climb to second place in the table was overshadowed by defender Hector's post-match allegation.
Hector, who did not name the player in question, tweeted: "Such a shame that racism seems to be rising up again in football -- I received some monkey noises today from an opposition player.
"The only reaction was to let the football do the talking and that we did great start to the year! @ThlfcOfficial #COYSL #SHEvTOT #KickItOut."
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