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Football Banning Order for anti-Semitic abuse
A woman has received a three-year Football Banning Order following antisemitic abuse at the Amex.
The woman visited a hospitality lounge before the Fulham fixture in October 2023.
She approached a restaurant manager and made an antisemitic comment, gesturing towards a table where a Jewish couple were sat.
Officers were called to remove her from the restaurant and found she was intoxicated through alcohol. She continued to use offensive language while officers took her details.
She appeared at Brighton Magistrates Court on 13 May 2025 and was found guilty of causing religiously aggravated harassment.
She was ordered to pay a £120 fine, £650 court costs, and a £96 surcharge. The court also imposed a three-year Football Banning Order. This restricts her access to attend professional football matches at home and abroad.
Speaking after the case, Sussex Police’s Dedicated Football Officer PC Gregg Marshall said:
“This was a shocking case, anti-Semitic language has no place in football or in society. During this case we have liaised closely with Brighton and Hove Albion to ensure the club have the full facts of the investigation for their own action to be taken.”
A spokesperson for Brighton & Hove Albion added:
"We echo those comments. There is no place for this such behaviour, and in line with our zero-tolerance approach to any form of xenophobia, the individual will also be subject to an indefinite ban from the club.
"We'd also like to place on record our thanks Sussex Police for their professionalism and support in dealing with such an unpleasant case."
From NSC Facebook
Football Banning Order for anti-Semitic abuseA woman has received a three-year Football Banning Order following antisemitic abuse at the Amex.
The woman visited a hospitality lounge before the Fulham fixture in October 2023.
She approached a restaurant manager and made an antisemitic comment, gesturing towards a table where a Jewish couple were sat.
Officers were called to remove her from the restaurant and found she was intoxicated through alcohol. She continued to use offensive language while officers took her details.
She appeared at Brighton Magistrates Court on 13 May 2025 and was found guilty of causing religiously aggravated harassment.
She was ordered to pay a £120 fine, £650 court costs, and a £96 surcharge. The court also imposed a three-year Football Banning Order. This restricts her access to attend professional football matches at home and abroad.
Speaking after the case, Sussex Police’s Dedicated Football Officer PC Gregg Marshall said:
“This was a shocking case, anti-Semitic language has no place in football or in society. During this case we have liaised closely with Brighton and Hove Albion to ensure the club have the full facts of the investigation for their own action to be taken.”
A spokesperson for Brighton & Hove Albion added:
"We echo those comments. There is no place for this such behaviour, and in line with our zero-tolerance approach to any form of xenophobia, the individual will also be subject to an indefinite ban from the club.
"We'd also like to place on record our thanks Sussex Police for their professionalism and support in dealing with such an unpleasant case."
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