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Two men arrested over racist abuse at Haringey v Yeovil FA Cup match Two men arrested over alleged racist abuse at Haringey FA Cup match
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Two men have been arrested over racist abuse during an FA Cup match between Haringey Borough FC and Yeovil Town on Saturday. Two men have been arrested over alleged racist abuse of players at a football match between Haringey Borough and Yeovil Town on Saturday.
The men – aged 23 and 26 - were arrested in Chard and Yeovil on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault, the Metropolitan police said. The FA Cup qualifier was abandoned following the incident, which prompted players from both sides to walk off in the 64th minute.
The players walked off in the 64th minute of the fourth qualifying round tie at Haringey’s Coles Park ground, shortly after Yeovil had gone 1-0 up through a penalty. The Haringey manager, Tom Loizou, alleged that his defender Coby Rowe had suffered the abuse and the goalkeeper, Douglas Pajetat, was also said to have been spat at and had missiles thrown at him.
Haringey said the match had been abandoned due to racist abuse and their defender Coby Rowe wrote on his Twitter account that he had been a victim. Players from both teams in the match at Coles Park were led off by their managers and took the a decision not to finish the match, shortly after Yeovil had gained a 1-0 lead.
Two men, aged 23 and 26, were arrested in Chard and Yeovil on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault. Both are in custody at a Somerset police station. Metropolitan police officers are leading the investigation with the help of Avon and Somerset police.
The Football Association has launched an investigation and both Haringey and Yeovil have said they will co-operate with the authorities. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 .
The FA said it was deeply concerned about the allegation and was looking into the incident “as a matter of urgency”.
It is thought that Saturday’s incident was the first time a match at such a senior level has been abandoned due to racism.
The alleged incident occurred just five days after England’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria was halted twice as fans were warned about racist behaviour.
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