HENRIK LARSSON'S club Helsingborgs have condemned the "hatred, intimidation and harrassment" of the Celtic legend's son Jordan after he offered his support to the Parkhead side on social media.
Jordan Larsson has made his mark this season at the team his Parkhead legend father manages. The 18-year-old was brought up in Glasgow where his dad netted 242 goals.
Larsson junior tweeted his support for Celtic after they raced into a two-goal lead against Helsingborgs' bitter rivals Malmo in the Champions League. He said: "I get goosebumps just by watching television. Great to see Celtic dominate on and off the pitch."
But that prompted a barrage of abuse from Malmo fans and his club got involved when a tweet compared him to his "dead junkie uncle" – a reference to Henrik Larsson's brother Robert, who dies of drug addiction in 2009.
Helsingborgs director David Brodetsky stated: "Helsingborgs strongly reject all forms of hatred, intimidation and harassment. It is regrettable that individuals in our society can not accept differences, human dignity and the right of everyone to an opinion.
"That it then also done anonymously is a worrying social phenomenon and it should be taken very seriously.
"When abusive foul language has been posted to our young player, we need to show this is unacceptable."
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