Football ban for fan who sent player ‘disgusting’ racist message

A MAN who sent a “vile and disgusting” racist message to a Tamworth Town footballer on social media has been banned from attending any matches for three years.

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Harry Dunbar, 20, from Fareham, Hampshire, sent racial slurs via Instagram to Christopher Wreh following an FA Cup match between Tamworth and Tottenham Hotspur on January 12.

When interviewed by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, Dunbar admitted sending the message because he had lost a bet.

Wreh had come on as a substitute for Tamworth during the game. When he later checked his Instagram account, he found he had received a message from an account he did not know called “Dunztagram”.

Shocked, he posted a screenshot of the message online, including the username, after the game.

He told his social media followers: “After an amazing day today, this is the last thing I expected to see when I opened Instagram.