A 47-year-old Liverpool fan who was last seen in a wheelchair was arrested Saturday after allegedly shouting racial slurs at Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo in a stunning scene that led to Friday’s Premier League opener in England being delayed for several minutes.

Police in Britain have arrested a man from Liverpool who is accused of shouting racist comments at a player during a Premier League soccer game this week.

Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has thanked his teammates, Liverpool’s players and the soccer community as a whole for the “overwhelming messages of support” he received after reporting that he was racially abused by a fan during the Premier

TV cameras showed Semenyo informing referee Anthony Taylor of the racist comment from a member of the Anfield crowd.

Kurt Okraku, has thrown his full weight behind Black Stars forward, Antoine Semenyo after the striker was subjected to racial abuse during Bournemouth’s Premier League opener against

His comments came a day after Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo was the target of racist abuse during his side’s 4-2 loss to Liverpool at Anfield. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.