9 hours ago
25
Merseyside Police have arrested a man after Bournemouth striker Antoine Semenyo was allegedly targeted with racist abuse during Friday's game against Liverpool in the Premier League.
A 47-year-old man from Liverpool has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence, and he has been taken into custody to be interviewed.
The man was ejected from the stadium following the report, and the man's identity was confirmed on the night of the game.
On Friday, Chief Inspector Kev Chatterton, the match commander for the Liverpool Vs. Bournemouth game, said: “Merseyside Police will not tolerate hate crime of any form.
"We take incidents like this very seriously, and in cases like this we will be proactively seeking football banning orders, with the club, against those responsible.
"There is no place for racism and it is vital that anyone who witnesses such an offence reports it to stewards, or the police immediately, so we can take the necessary action like we did this evening.
"As with all matches, we work very closely with both Liverpool and Everton FC to ensure the safety of the public , and the players.”
Meanwhile, a Liverpool FC spokesperson said: "Liverpool Football Club is aware of an allegation of racist abuse made during our Premier League game against Bournemouth.
"We condemn racism and discrimination in all forms, it has no place in society, or football.
""The club is unable to comment further as tonight's alleged is incident is the subject of an ongoing police investigation, which we will support fully."
English (US) ·