Antonio Neill, who was given a three-year ban, says he is 'disgusted and ashamed' of what he sent to the Brentford striker
“I hope this reinforces our commitment to taking action against anybody who commits a hate crime – it will not be tolerated and we will do all we can to put perpetrators before the courts.”, Championship, League One, League Two and National League as well as England home internationals.
Brentford FC said: “Ivan Toney has been subject to sickening racist abuse on a regular basis, and we want to see tough action taken against anyone found guilty of such abuse. Toney has repeatedly been the target of online racist abuse this season. As well as the offence committed by Neill, the striker was also sent racist messages following Brentford’s draw with Arsenal in February.
Neill’s sentence relates to messages sent after Toney had scored twice to help his side beat Brighton 2-0 on October 14, with the striker making the posts public the following morning.
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