West Ham United punished, on Wednesday, its fan Bradley
Thomwood, who directed racist words against Egyptian star
Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool player, during the match that
brought his team together with the “Reds” in 2019.
The newspaper “Liverpool Echo” reported that West Ham
punished his fan by banning him for a period of 3 years, in
addition to a fine of 400 pounds in addition to paying additional
fees and costs of 215 pounds sterling.
The events of the incident date back to February 2019,
specifically when Liverpool visited its West Ham United
counterpart in the 25th round of the Premier League, and the
match ended in a 1-1 positive draw.
According to the video clip, circulated on social media
. During Salah’s corner kick, a West Ham United fan made some
racist chants against “Mo” for being a Muslim.
West Ham opened an investigation after the incident and a
spokesman for the English club also criticized the incident and
said: “At West Ham United, we follow a policy of punishment
for any form of violent or abusive behavior.”
Thomwood, 48, admitted the incident he committed against the
Liverpool striker.
noteworthy that Salah is not the first player to subject
to such chants in the stadiums of England, as his opponent,
Raheem Sterling, of Manchester City, subjected to racist
chants during his team’s match against Chelsea.
Legal action also take against a Tottenham fan who
threw a “banana peel” on Arsenal star Pierre-Americ
Aubameyang and banned from attending matches for life.
