Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out has informed police of "racist tweets" sent to Manchester City's Yaya Toure.
Midfielder Toure, 31, reactivated his account with the social network on Monday after a five month absence.
Kick It Out said it had "received complaints" about two tweets of a "racist nature" and told the police.
"Yaya Toure has been on Twitter for a matter of hours and he has already received abuse of an appalling nature," said a Kick It Out spokesperson.
"We are disturbed by the fact that someone can be treated this way.
"It makes footballers start to question why they should use these platforms.
"We will offer Yaya Toure our full support."
Former Barcelona player Toure, who has been African Footballer of the Year for the past three years, was also the target of racist abuse last season when City beat CSKA Moscow in Russia.
The Ivory Coast international said he was "furious" and, although CSKA denied Toure had been abused, Uefa ordered the partial closure of the Russian club's stadium for their next Champions League tie.
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