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. Toney shared a picture of the abuse he had received via his Instagram account, as Northumbria Police, supported by the Metropolitan Police, launched a full investigation into the incident.
Antonio Neill, 24, sent the racist message to Toney on October 14th last year. The message, which officers treated as a hate crime, was traced to a suspect who was then living in the North Shields area.
Neill pleaded guilty to sending an offensive message when he appeared before magistrates in Newcastle on January 25.
