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Tristan Kirk

BBC pundit Rio Ferdinand ‘deeply upset’ by racist abuse after England’s Euro 2020 defeat

A Twitter user who posted racist messages about football pundit Rio Ferdinand during Euro 2020 has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

Robert Whippe, 64, sent the abusive tweets after England’s victory in the semi-final against Denmark and following the penalty shootout defeat to Italy on July 11 last year.

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