Man Who Sent Racially Offensive Message Gets Three-Year UK Soccer Ban

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Overt acts of racism have plagued sports at all levels in recent months, but one man's racist messaging has earned him perhaps the strictest punishment to date.

As reported by the BBC, 24-year-old Antonio Neill admitted at Newcastle Magistrates' Court in January to sending an offensive social media message to Brentford striker Ivan Toney. As a result, Neill has been banned from every soccer facility in the United Kingdom for three years. He will also serve a four-month jail sentence.

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