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| Arrest over racist tweets to Northampton Town players | Arrest over racist tweets to Northampton Town players |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of sending racist tweets to two League Two footballers. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of sending racist tweets to two League Two footballers. |
| The 25-year-old, from Cheltenham, was held in Gloucestershire as part of an investigation into tweets sent to Northampton Town players. | The 25-year-old, from Cheltenham, was held in Gloucestershire as part of an investigation into tweets sent to Northampton Town players. |
| Tweets were sent to Adebayo Akinfenwa and Clarke Carlisle, chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association. | Tweets were sent to Adebayo Akinfenwa and Clarke Carlisle, chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association. |
| The man was held on suspicion of a racially aggravated crime and has since been released on bail, police said. | |
| The incident is jointly being investigated by Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire Police. | The incident is jointly being investigated by Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire Police. |
| 'Live investigation' | |
| A Northampton Town spokesman said: "We became aware of some tweets that had been sent to our players on Wednesday evening and we immediately notified the police. | A Northampton Town spokesman said: "We became aware of some tweets that had been sent to our players on Wednesday evening and we immediately notified the police. |
| "As this is a live investigation it would be inappropriate for us to comment further." | "As this is a live investigation it would be inappropriate for us to comment further." |
| The man was arrested under the Malicious Communications Act and was also held on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence of intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress. | |
| Gloucestershire Police said he was due to answer bail on 22 May at Cheltenham police station. | |
| The arrest came four days after Northampton Town beat Cheltenham Town 1-0 in the second leg of their League Two play-off semi final. | |
| The Cobblers face Bradford City on 18 May for a place in League One. |