Antoine Semenyo, Stadium ban
Digest more
55m
News9Live on MSNWayne Rooney suggests points deduction, fines to tackle racial abuse after Antoine Semenyo incident
England and Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has called for strictier actions against clubs and players to tackle incidents of racial abuse in football. Rooney has urged the governing bodies to introduce fines and point deductions for racism incidents.
Police launched a hate crime investigation after ejecting a 47-year-old fan from Liverpool's stadium for his alleged racial abuse of Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo during the opening match of the Premier League season.
Bournemouth will turn to the Professional Footballers' Association to support Antoine Semenyo after he reported being racially abused at Anfield.
On Saturday, Semenyo thanked his teammates, Liverpool, match officials and the "entire football family" for their support.
AFC Bournemouth captain Adam Smith has reacted strongly to the alleged racist abuse of Ghanaian striker Antoine Semenyo during the EPL opening game at Liverpool