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    Football fan who racially abused Rio Ferdinand jailed for six months

    by Stephanie Wareham Dec 08, 2023 4 minutes
    Source: PA Media

    A football fan who racially abused Rio Ferdinand has been jailed for six months and banned from watching live matches for seven years.

    Jamie Arnold, of Stone, Staffordshire, hurled racist remarks and made monkey gestures at the former England defender, who was working as a pundit for BT Sport during the match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United on May 23 2021.

    At Wolverhampton Crown Court, Arnold, 33, appeared in the dock wearing a navy checked suit and red tie and looked straight ahead as Judge Rhona Campbell sentenced him for his “deliberately targeted and deeply distressing” actions.

    She branded him a “parasite to proper Wolverhampton fans” on a day that should have been “joyful” as home fans were football for the first time after the Covid-19 pandemic.

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