A man arrested on the suspicion of racially abusing Antoine Semenyo during Bournemouth’s Premier League opener against defending champions, Liverpool has reportedly been granted a conditional bail on Monday.
According to the Daily Mail, the Merseyside Police stated that the Liverpool fan, 47, is prohibited from going within one mile (1.6 kilometers) of a British soccer stadium while on bail.
In the first half of Bournemouth’s match against Liverpool at Anfield on Friday, Semenyo, who is Black, told the referee that he had been subjected to racial abuse by a supporter.
The man was then taken into custody on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order violation. Soon after the alleged incident, the man was taken out of the stadium, causing play to temporarily halt.
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An investigation “remains ongoing and we continue to work closely with the club,” Merseyside Police said.
The 25-year-old Ghana international praised his colleagues at Bournemouth, Liverpool’s players, and the soccer community at large on Saturday for the “overwhelming messages of support” he got after he reported experiencing racial abuse.
Following the alleged incident, Semenyo played the entire game and scored twice as Bournemouth lost to Liverpool 4–2.
The former Bristol Rovers star is currently tied with Manchester City forward, Erling Haaland and Nottingham Forest talisman, Chris Wood on the goal-scoring chart after the weekend’s first matchweek with Leeds United hosting Everton later today to conclude all matches for the first week.
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