67 h. ago WSL players to resume taking knee after Jess Carter abuse prompted refusal

Teams set to perform gesture in selected October gamesConcerns raised that its ubiquity reduced its impactWomen’s Super League players will resume taking the knee this season after England’s Lionesses abruptly stopped performing the symbolic gesture at last month’s European Championship.England’s players announced they would no longer be taking the knee before their semi-final against Italy because of the racist abuse aimed at Jess Carter during the tournament. The 27-year-old defender was targeted online by several individuals, with the first of what is expected to be several arrests in the case made on Thursday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Moment Lancashire man arrested after abusive messages sent to England footballer Jess Carter

Police have released footage showing an arrest of a man from Lancashire as part of an investigation into abusive social media messages which were sent to Jess Carter.

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4 d. ago Man arrested over racist abuse sent to Lioness Jess Carter during Women's Euros 2025

Police chiefs have condemned the ‘appalling’ messages directed towards Carter and commended the Lioness for standing up to the abuse

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4 d. ago Moment man, 59, is arrested after Lioness star Jess Carter sent 'disgusting' racial abuse during Women's Euros

A man has been arrested after sending Lioness star Jess Carter racially abusive messages during the Women's Euros.

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4 d. ago Man arrested after racist and abusive messages sent to Lioness star Jess Carter

A 59-year-old man was arrested today following investigations by police into racial abuse on social media

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4 d. ago Man arrested after racially abusive messages sent to England star Jess Carter

Police chief hails footballer for standing up to ‘disgusting’ abuse during women’s Euros in July

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4 d. ago Man, 59, arrested over 'disgusting racist abuse' of England Lionesses hero Jess Carter

The man was arrested in Great Harwood on Thursday, with Lancashire Police confirming he has since been released under investigation while enquiries continue

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2 w. ago Man arrested over alleged Antoine Semenyo racist abuse banned from every football stadium

Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo was the target of alleged racist abuse during the Cherries’ opening day defeat to Liverpool at Anfield and a fresh development has now been confirmed

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2 w. ago Man arrested over alleged Semenyo abuse is banned from every football stadium

A 47-year-old man from Liverpool has been released on bail

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2 w. ago Football's latest racism shame: Man is arrested after player reports abuse in League One match

The incident occurred in the first half of the match - as one of Bradford's players was allegedly targeted with racist comments that came from the away end.

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2 w. ago Man arrested after allegation of racist abuse during Liverpool match

A 47-year-old man from Liverpool has been taken into to custody, police said

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2 w. ago Man arrested after Antoine Semenyo reports racist abuse at Liverpool match

Antoine Semenyo reported a racist comment from a member of the crowd during the opening match of the Premier League season between Bournemouth and Liverpool at Anfield.

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2 w. ago Man, 47, arrested after Antoine Semenyo reported racist abuse at Premier League match with Liverpool

Match referee Anthony Taylor stopped play in the 29th minute during the first Premier League fixture of the season, and a 47-year-old man was ejected from the stadium

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2 w. ago Man arrested after Bournemouth footballer reported racist abuse at match

Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator during the match against Liverpool.

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2 w. ago Man arrested over alleged racist abuse towards Antoine Semenyo at Anfield

A man has been arrested after Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo was allegedly racially abused during the opening game of the Premier League season between Liverpool and the Cherries at Anfield on Friday.

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2 w. ago Man arrested after Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo reports racist abuse at Liverpool match

Antoine Semenyo reported a racist comment from a member of the crowd during the opening match of the Premier League season between Bournemouth and Liverpool at Anfield

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2 w. ago Lioness Jess Carter felt 'relief' when black teammate wasn't only player who missed Euros penalty

Lioness Jess Carter was targeted by vile racist trolls during the Women's Euros in Switzerland last month, forcing her to hand over her social media accounts to a dedicated team

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2 w. ago Lionesses star Jess Carter reveals she was 'scared to PLAY' after suffering horrific racist abuse during England's Euros campaign

Lionesses star Jess Carter has revealed that she was 'scared to play' for the first time in her career after being subjected to racist abuse during Euro 2025.

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