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Liverpool man charged with racially abusing Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo

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Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo ahead of the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth.
Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo ahead of the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Picture: Alamy

By Alice Padgett

A Liverpool man has been charged with racially abusing footballer Antoine Semenyo during a match at Anfield.

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The incident is alleged to have happened at the Premier League Liverpool v Bournemouth fixture on August 15, Merseyside Police said.

Mark Mogan, 47, of Templehill Close, Dovecot, has been charged with Racially Aggravated Section 5 Public Order against the Bournemouth forward.

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Chelsea's Wesley Fofana (right) and Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo battle for the ball during the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth.
Chelsea's Wesley Fofana (right) and Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo battle for the ball during the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Picture: Alamy

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."

Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo.
Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo. Picture: Alamy

Mogan has been conditionally bailed and will appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on December 22.