71-Year-Old Arrested for Racial Abuse at Premier League Match

• Soccer fan arrested for racial abuse in football match

• He allegedly abused Antoine Semenyo during Everton vs Man City match

• Hill Dickinson Stadium staff reported the incident

A 71-year-old soccer fan was arrested for alleged racist abuse of Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo at a Premier League game, Everton said Tuesday.

Everton reported that Merseyside Police detained the man on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offense following reports from supporters and staff at Hill Dickinson Stadium during the match on Monday.

“Racism and discrimination in all forms are completely unacceptable,” Everton stated.

Manchester City welcomed “the swift action taken by Everton and the police to identify the individual responsible.”

Semenyo was previously targeted in a similar incident during a match in Liverpool while playing for Bournemouth in the season opener. The Ghana international, who is Black, alleged that a Liverpool fan racially abused him while he was preparing to take a throw-in during Bournemouth’s 4-2 loss at Anfield in August.

That game was paused to eject the individual from the stadium, and he is scheduled to appear in court later this year.

Manchester City also condemned the online racist abuse directed at its defender Marc Guéhi after the 3-3 draw on Monday evening.

“We will continue to offer our full support to both Antoine and Marc and never accept discrimination of any kind in our game,” the club said.