Overview

• Sixteen-year-old Skye Stout marked her SWPL2 debut with a 37th-minute free kick as Kilmarnock Women defeated St Johnstone 6-2 at Winton Park on August 17.
• Kilmarnock had deleted its initial announcement of Stout’s signing after online trolls ridiculed her appearance, including comments on her facial acne.
• Former players Ally McCoist, John Hartson and Jamie Carragher, along with ex–First Minister Humza Yousaf, publicly voiced their support for Stout after the abuse.
• A Team Grassroots post on X urging fans to back Stout has amassed over 6.7 million views while the player’s own social accounts remain deactivated.
• The incident has reignited scrutiny of how clubs handle content moderation and safeguard the welfare of young athletes on social media.