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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
By Luke Oreilly

Football fan handed ban for racially abusing Arsenal player Thomas Partey

Thomas Partey (Mike Egerton/PA) - (PA Archive)

An Arsenal fan has received a three-year football banning order after racially abusing midfielder Thomas Partey, despite claiming he was mimicking what a white racist would say as satire.

Charles Ogunmilade, 28, previously admitted posting a “grossly offensive” message on X, formerly Twitter, attacking the Gunners player for missing a goal during the team’s 3-3 draw with Southampton on April 21 last year.

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