The incident is alleged to have happened at the Liverpool v Bournemouth Premier League fixture on 15 August
A man has been charged with racially abusing the Bournemouth footballer Antoine Semenyo during a match at Anfield.
The incident is alleged to have happened at the Liverpool v Bournemouth Premier League fixture on 15 August, Merseyside police said. Mark Mogan, 47, of Templehill Close, Dovecot, has been charged with a racially aggravated section 5 public order offence against the forward.
Merseyside police said in a statement: “We can confirm that a Liverpool man has been charged in connection with an incident during a Liverpool FC match at Anfield in August.” Mogan has been conditionally bailed and will appear at Liverpool magistrates court on 22 December.
Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator during the first Premier League game of the season. The referee, Anthony Taylor, stopped play in the 29th minute and a man was ejected from the stadium.
