Thursday, December 11, 2025 - The A Liverpool football fan has been charged by police for allegedly racially abusing Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo during a Premier League match in August.
The incident occurred on the opening day of the Premier
League season, as the Ghanaian striker went to take a
throw-in.
TV footage appeared to show him having an exchange with a
fan who was in a wheelchair in the disabled section, and who pushed himself
toward the player before turning and spinning away.
The Ghanaian player, who scored a brace in the game, brought
the incident to the attention of the match referee, Anthony Taylor, and the
game was briefly stopped while both managers and captains were spoken to.
At half-time, an announcement was made to the crowd asking
for no racist abuse, and pictures on social media showed a man in a wheelchair
being escorted along the touchline and out of the ground.
Merseyside Police later announced the man had been
arrested and then was bailed for three months pending further investigations.
In a new development, police have now confirmed the fan has
been charged over the incident.
'We can confirm that a Liverpool man has been charged in
connection with an incident during a Liverpool FC match at Anfield in August,'
a Merseyside Police statement read.
'Mark Mogan, 47, of Templehill Close, Dovecot, has been
charged with Racially Aggravated Section 5 Public Order against AFC Bournemouth
player Antoine Semenyo, during the Premier League match on Saturday 16 August.
'Mogan has been conditionally bailed and will next appear at
Liverpool Magistrates Court on Monday, 22 December.'
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