A fan who wore an offensive football shirt referencing the Hillsborough disaster to the FA Cup final has been banned from attending football games for four years on Monday, Willesden Magistrates' Court in London said.James White, 33, admitted wearing the shirt with the number 97 and 'not enough' at Wemble
A fan who wore an offensive football shirt referencing the Hillsborough disaster to the FA Cup final has been banned from attending football games for four years on Monday, Willesden Magistrates' Court in London said.
"It is hard to imagine a more ... offensive reference to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster," District judge Mark Jabbitt said as quoted by the British media. The image was widely shared on social media and police received a series of emails from people who saw it online, British media reported." actions at the FA Cup Final were reprehensible, and abuse that references Hillsborough or any football tragedy will not be tolerated at Wembley Stadium," the FA said.
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