A Liverpool FC fan was refused entry to the FA Cup final after shouting homophobic abuse.
Paul Boardman, from Sefton, was not able to see The Reds beat Chelsea on penalties at the showpiece event at Wembley after being caught singing the abusive chant. Police officers prevented the 34-year-old from entering the stadium, on May 14 last year, by seizing his ticket before he was given a dispersal order, as reported by The Mirror.
The Liverpool fan was heard shouting the chant - which became a hate crime last year – at Wembley Park Underground station while on his way to the final. Boardman was later interviewed and pleaded guilty to using threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment alarm or distress, contrary to Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986.
