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The Independent UK
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Lawrence Ostlere

Bournemouth captain ‘shocked’ and ‘angry’ after Antoine Semenyo reports racist abuse in Liverpool match at Anfield

The match was stopped while officials and coaches discussed the incident - (Reuters)

Bournemouth captain Adam Smith said he was “shocked” and “angry” after teammate Antoine Semenyo reported receiving racist abuse from a spectator at Anfield on Friday night.

Liverpool won the Premier League season’s opening game 4-2 after goals from Hugo Ekitike, Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah, on a night full of tributes for Diogo Jota after his tragic death in July.

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