Liverpool fans vs. Tom Adeyemi incident [video]

Oldham had a tough night against Liverpool as the visitors were humiliated 5-1 at the Anfield. However, things turned ugly when a small group of Liverpool fans hurled racist chants against Oldham’s 20 year old English defender Tom Adeyemi.

The player, defined by his manager as “a placid, well-educated lad with a fantastic temperament who never raises his voice” was visibly outraged and broke into tears following the incident. The fans then started chanting Luis Suarez songs. Suarez was recently handed an eight match ban after the Uruguayan international was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United‘s Patrice Evra. Liverpool’s senior players Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard intervened and unsuccessfully tried to calm the player down. The fans didn’t stop there and started booing the youngster who responded by signaling them to carry on.

A witness who gave evidence to Liverpool officials and the police said:

“I was to the right of the Kop and the No11 turned to walk away after a tackle. I heard a single voice shout, ‘You fucking black bastard.’ He spun round with shock on his face and started pointing at the crowd, from where the shout had come.”

Liverpool Football Club and the Merseyside Police have launched separate investigations into the incident and a statement on club’s official website read:

“An incident occurred in the second half of the match which is now being investigated by both the club and the police. We will continue to work closely with the police to establish the details of what actually happened and will make a further statement in due course.”

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