A football fan has been found guilty of sending a racist rant to Gareth Southgate over players ‘taking the knee’ before a game.
A football fan has been found guilty of sending a racist rant toBrian Martin, 36, sent an expletive-laden email to the England manager on June 4 after England lost 1-0 to Hungary in Budapest.
Martin, of Selby, North Yorkshire, accepted ahead of trial that he sent the email, but denied its contents were offensive or indecent. Adam Featherstone, senior crown prosecutor, said: ‘Martin now has a criminal record to show for it, which is likely to impact his life and future prospects.’Douglas Mackay, CPS national sports lead, said: ‘Hate crime has no place within society let alone sport.‘However, fans must not let their passion overspill into racial abuse of players for what they do on the pitch, like we saw overshadow Euro 2020.
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