Bournemouth hand teenager guilty of racist abuse lifetime ban

ByReuters

Published 06/02/2020 at 17:23 GMT

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Bournemouth have handed a 17-year-old supporter a lifetime ban after he pleaded guilty to chanting racist abuse during a Premier League match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in November, the south-coast club said on Thursday.

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British media reported that the fan, who cannot be named, was banned from attending matches for three years by the Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court and ordered to pay a fine of 55 pounds ($71.10) along with a 21 pounds surcharge.

"AFC Bournemouth welcome the court's decision to impose a three-year football banning order on a person present in the visiting section, following an incident at our fixture at Tottenham Hotspur last November," the club said in a statement https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/afc-bournemouth-club-statement.

"...this member of the public – who we refuse to acknowledge as a supporter – will also receive a lifetime ban from AFC Bournemouth."

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