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Dom Smith

Landmark football banning order for fan who sent Ivan Toney racist abuse

A man who racially abused Brentford striker Ivan Toney on social media has been banned from every stadium in the country in a landmark ruling.

Antonio Neill, 24, pleaded guilty to sending an offensive message in October last year and in court in Newcastle yesterday was handed a four-month suspended sentence.

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