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

The opening match of the new season was paused in the first-half after Semenyo reported an alleged incident of racist abuse.

On Saturday, Semenyo thanked his teammates, Liverpool, match officials and the "entire football family" for their support.

Police launched a hate crime investigation after ejecting a 47-year-old fan from Liverpool’s stadium for his alleged racial abuse of Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo during the opening match of the Premier League season.

AFC Bournemouth captain Adam Smith has reacted strongly to the alleged racist abuse of Ghanaian striker Antoine Semenyo during the EPL opening game at Liverpool