Merseyside police made an arrest at the hour of a special English Premier League match between Everton and Manchester City, which ended in a 3:3 draw. The reason for the confusion was the racist signs on the side of the patient's hospital at the address of the 26-river governor of Ghana, Antoine Semenyo.
The incident did not lose the respect of the importance of the people: other patients and stewards promptly informed law enforcement officers about the destruction. Suspected 71-year-old man from Nottinghamshire. After the arrest, the man was released into custody with a clean mind.
You are allowed to approach any sports stadium within one mile several years before the matches, and for several years after the final whistle..
The Merseyside club issued an official statement, voting on their zero tolerance policy for such behavior.
" They have no place in our stadiums, in our sport in the future. The club is working closely with the authorities to support investigations and take advantage of the best possible approaches,” Everton representatives said.
For Antoine Semenyo, there is already another similar episode in the streaming season. Previously, playing for Bournemouth, he recognized the racist image while watching the match against Liverpool. After that incident, the footballer said that the rule of football requires harsher action, even to the point of imprisonment for those convicted of racist violence.
It’s a pity that the show of hatred did not surround the stands of the stadium. The Manchester City network, which highly rated the Swedish police at the arena, reported on another criminal incident. 25-year England manager Mark Gay became a target for racists on social media after the match ended.
“We are extremely disappointed that Mark Gehey became the subject of a series of vile racist posts last night.. In the future, we will fully support both Antoine and Mark, and we will never allow any kind of discrimination in our game,” the club’s statement reads..
The investigation into the incident at the stadium is subject to close cooperation between law enforcement and Everton's management.