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