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Football fan banned for life, 'racist comment on twitter'
03 Jun 2011 at 04:27hrs | Views
A 22-year-old British football fan, Luke O'Donoghue has been told that he will never again be allowed inside Carrow Road after posting racist comments about the new Canaries' signing James Vaughan.
O'Donoghue's comments on Twitter on May 27 - in which he used the 'n-word' - sparked outrage among football fans on Twitter, and may have also landed him in hot water with police who are now investigating the incident.
"It's a shame as we are a family club. We were made aware of an alleged racist comment via Twitter and we had to investigate," said David McNally, chief executive of newly-promoted Norwich.
"We have a zero tolerance approach to racism and those comments are not acceptable."
O'Donoghue, a season ticket holder for seven years until four years ago, later apologised for his comments, saying that, "I know that some of the stuff I have said is wrong... there are comments I should have thought about before I posted them." His Twitter account has since been deleted.
Danny Lynch of football's "Kick It Out" anti-racism campaign applauded the club's "proactive stance".
"The advent of social media has been key in bringing players and fans closer together. Incidents like this, however, highlight some of the issues it can throw up."
O'Donoghue's comments on Twitter on May 27 - in which he used the 'n-word' - sparked outrage among football fans on Twitter, and may have also landed him in hot water with police who are now investigating the incident.
"It's a shame as we are a family club. We were made aware of an alleged racist comment via Twitter and we had to investigate," said David McNally, chief executive of newly-promoted Norwich.
"We have a zero tolerance approach to racism and those comments are not acceptable."
O'Donoghue, a season ticket holder for seven years until four years ago, later apologised for his comments, saying that, "I know that some of the stuff I have said is wrong... there are comments I should have thought about before I posted them." His Twitter account has since been deleted.
Danny Lynch of football's "Kick It Out" anti-racism campaign applauded the club's "proactive stance".
"The advent of social media has been key in bringing players and fans closer together. Incidents like this, however, highlight some of the issues it can throw up."
Source - Eurosport
