A man arrested after a Bournemouth forward reported being racially abused has been banned from every football stadium in the UK. Antoine Semenyo reported the incident during the first Premier League game of the season against Liverpool on Friday.

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 have 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

Follow reaction as a dramatic win for the champions kicked off the 2025-26 campaign, with Antoine Semenyo reporting he was subject to racist abuse