Premier League CEO Masters warns racist abuse will lead to ban, possible persecution

Premier League director Richard Masters gave a warning on Saturday that everyone is guilty of racist abuse from stadiums and could be confronted.

His comments came a day after Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo was the target of racist abuse during the 4-2 loss on his side for Liverpool in Anfield.

«No Premier League football player should ever suffer in their workplace or online, that kind of abuse is important that we keep saying that,» Masters said BBC Sport.

“It is a problem for society. It is leaking in football and it should not happen in a football stadium. It should not happen online. It makes people like me and other football people who think about the game twice about what else we can do to ensure that these things do not happen in the future. If you are found to be added.

Friday’s game was stopped briefly in the 29th minute to tackle the incident, with referee Anthony Taylor called both managers on the touchline for a briefing.

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Liverpool -captain Virgil van Dijk and Bournemouth opposite Adam Smith were then called to the banks for further instructions before the game resumed four minutes later.

Ghana International Semenyo scored twice after the game was resumed.

The Merseyside police confirmed that the 47-year-old man from Liverpool was cast after the incident was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order infringement and in custody to be interviewed.

Semenyo thanked his teammates, Liverpool, competition officers and the «entire football family» for their support in a statement on Saturday.

«Last night in Anfield will stay with me forever – not because of the words of one person, but because of how the entire football family stood together,» Semenyo wrote on Instagram.

The incident in Anfield followed reports from the French forward Mathys Tel van Tottenham Hotspur who was subjected to racist abuse on social media after he had missed a fine on Wednesday in the UEFA Super Cup defeat of Paris St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St.