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Man charged with racially abusing Semenyo during Liverpool-Bournemouth game in Premier League

Man charged with racially abusing Semenyo during Liverpool-Bournemouth game in Premier League | iNFOnews.ca
Everton's James Garner, left, and Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Everton in Bournemouth, England, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — A man has been charged with racially abusing Bournemouth player Antoine Semenyo during a Premier League match against Liverpool at Anfield in August, police said Tuesday.

Semenyo, who is Black, reported to the referee that he was racially abused by a spectator in the first half of the match which opened the Premier League season on Aug. 15. A man was removed from the stadium soon after the alleged incident, which led to a brief stoppage in play.

Merseyside Police said three days later that a man arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Semenyo had been released on conditional bail, and the force has now said Mark Mogan, 47, from Liverpool, has been charged with a racially aggravated public order offense. He will appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Dec. 22.

Semenyo played the whole game and scored twice after the alleged incident in Bournemouth’s 4-2 loss.

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