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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.<\/p>\n
Everton said Merseyside Police arrested a 71-year-old man on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offense after supporters and Hill Dickinson Stadium staff reported the incident at the game Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cRacism and discrimination in all forms are completely unacceptable,\u201d Everton said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Man City said it welcomed \u201cthe swift action taken by Everton and the police to identify the individual responsible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Semenyo was targeted in a similar incident at a previous Premier League game in the city of Liverpool, while playing for Bournemouth in the season opener.<\/p>\n
The Ghana international, who is Black, alleged he was racially abused by a Liverpool fan while preparing to take a throw-in during Bournemouth\u2019s 4-2 loss at Anfield in August.<\/p>\n
That game was paused for the man to be ejected from the stadium. He is due in court later this year.<\/p>\n
Man City also condemned online racist abuse targeted at its defender Marc Gu\u00e9hi after the 3-3 draw Monday evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue to offer our full support to both Antoine and Marc and never accept discrimination of any kind in our game,\u201d the club said.<\/p>\n
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