A 47-year-old man was arrested on Saturday by Merseyside police in Liverpool after Bournemouth Ghanaine Semenyo reporting that he was the target of racist offenses during the match against Liverpool on Friday at the opening of the English championship. The fan was arrested on suspicion of public order offense with racial aggravating and led to custody to be questioned, according to the corporation.
Referee Anthony Taylor even interrupted the game to talk to the coaches and captains of both teams in the first half. Following, the dispute resumed and ended 4-2 for Liverpool. The two goals of the visiting team were scored by Semenyo in the second half.
The striker thanked his teammates, Liverpool, the referees and “the whole family of football” for their support during and after the match.
“Last night in Anfield will be with me forever – not because of a person’s words, but because the whole family of football came together,” he wrote on Instagram.
“Marking those two goals was like saying the only language that really matters on the field,” he added. “The numerous support messages from around the football world remind me why I love this sport. We continue to move together.”
Shortly after the match, Semenyo showed that he was also the target of racism on social networks when sharing a screen capture of a monkey emojis comment made in one of his photos.
Bournemouth coach Andoni Iraola said it is a “great shame that these things continue to happen.”
Captain Adam Smith said he was shocked by what happened. “I don’t know how Ant has managed to continue playing and scoring these goals,” the right-back told Sky Sports. “Report this [a ofensa] to the referee and continuing to show the kind of man he is. Congratulations to Ant. “
The English championship also condemned the case. “No form of discrimination will be tolerated by Premier League and our clubs. We encourage our fans to report [as denúncias] In both stadiums and online, via Premierleague.com, “the Instagram account published.
