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Tom Wilkinson

Newcastle football fan who made Munich air disaster comments handed three-year ban

A football fan who made drunken comments about the Munich air disaster, which killed eight Manchester United players, has been banned from going to games for three years.

James Blake, 42, of Wantage Avenue, North Shields, appeared at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court to challenge a banning order application but it was imposed by the bench.

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