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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Tristan Kirk

Black Arsenal fan banned from football for racist Thomas Partey 'joke'

An Arsenal fan who posted racist abuse of Thomas Partey on social media has been banned from football matches for the next three years, despite telling a court it was a “sarcastic joke”.

Charles Ogunmilade, 28, took to X, formerly Twitter, on April 21, 2023 after Arsenal’s 3-3 Premier League draw with Southampton.

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