Chelsea fan arrested over 'monkey taunts'
03:10, 7 November 2012
LONDON. November 7. KAZINFORM A man has been arrested over an allegation that a racist gesture was made to a footballer during a Chelsea match against Manchester United.
Police arrested the 28-year-old after footage appeared to show him aiming a monkey taunt at the Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck during a Capital One cup tie at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium in west London last week.
A Scotland Yard spokesman confirmed: A man has been "arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated offence". The man was later released on bail until 29 November.
The incident follows a separate allegation last month in which Chelsea accused a match official of using "inappropriate language" towards a Nigerian player.
Published by The Guardian