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| Dagenham FC reports allegation of racist abuse towards Hoyte | Dagenham FC reports allegation of racist abuse towards Hoyte |
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| Dagenham and Redbridge Football Club has reported an allegation of racist abuse towards one of its players by an opponent to the police. | |
| The Npower League Two club said the alleged incident involved Dagenham defender Gavin Hoyte and an unnamed Rochdale player. | The Npower League Two club said the alleged incident involved Dagenham defender Gavin Hoyte and an unnamed Rochdale player. |
| The alleged incident occurred during Saturday's match between the sides. | The alleged incident occurred during Saturday's match between the sides. |
| Rochdale Football Club said it would fully cooperate with the Metropolitan Police and the Football Association. | |
| In a statement, Dagenham and Redbridge said that referee Steve Rushton had informed the Football Association of the allegation. | |
| Hoyte reported it to the referee. | Hoyte reported it to the referee. |
| Dagenham added: "The game against Rochdale was championed as a 'Daggers Against Racism Family Fun Day' and it is deeply disappointing that this incident has tarnished the day. | Dagenham added: "The game against Rochdale was championed as a 'Daggers Against Racism Family Fun Day' and it is deeply disappointing that this incident has tarnished the day. |
| "The club will fully support Gavin Hoyte during the investigation and has complete faith in his honesty and integrity." | "The club will fully support Gavin Hoyte during the investigation and has complete faith in his honesty and integrity." |
| 'Share disappointment' | |
| A statement from Rochdale Football Club said it "has a zero tolerance against racism and fully supported the Daggers Against Racism Family Fun Day". | |
| It said it also gave on-going support to the Kick Racism Out of Football Campaign, "where as a club our players have worn the anti-racism T-shirts on at least three occasions this season, including on Saturday". | |
| "We also share the disappointment of our friends at Dagenham & Redbridge that such an accusation has occurred on a day when both clubs were supporting an anti-racism day," it added. |