Manchester United has issued an indefinite club ban on a fan who wore a shirt mocking Hillsborough victims at the FA Cup final.
James White, of Warwickshire, wore a Manchester United shirt with the number 97 and the words “Not Enough” on the back - a reference to the 97 football fans who died in the crush at Hillsborough Stadium in April 1989 - to the Wembley match on June 3.
He pleaded guilty to displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress at Willesden Magistrates' Court today, June 19. He was fined £1,000, and given a four-year football ban.
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However, he may not be allowed to return to his home grounds at the end of the court-enforced ban, as he has also been issued with an indefinite club ban by Manchester United itself, the Press Association reports.
The 33-year-old smirked and laughed in court as he was sentenced by district judge Mark Jabbitt, who said: “It is hard to imagine a more … offensive reference to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.”
A picture of White wearing the vile jersey at the United V Manchester City FA Cup final went viral on social media on June 3 and he was quickly identified by FA security.
After being arrested, he told police: “You haven’t even asked me what the T-shirt means. My grandad died aged 97 and didn’t have enough kids.”
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