A Tottenham Fan has been fined and banned from football for four years after throwing a banana skin at Arsenal forward Aubameyang.

57-year-old Averof Panteli, admitted throwing the banana skin but denied there was a racial element to his action.

MySportDab report the banana skin was thrown from the away section after Aubameyang scored for Arsenal in the 4-2 win.

Magistrate Mervyn Mandell said: "We find it was a targeted gesture to throw a banana skin after a goal was scored by a black player.

"We have in the circumstances found the racial element was there."

The father of three was also fined £500, which includes a £100 uplift for the racial element, and told to pay £135 in costs.

Panteli was identified on CCTV and the court heard that, after being detained by a steward, he said: "It wasn't a racial thing it just happened."

He added: “If there’s anyone I need to apologise to I will. Ian Wright, Aubameyang, Arsenal players, Tottenham players, and especially Tottenham the football club and my fellow football fans.”

His solicitor, Leila Rasool said Panteli had been going to Tottenham gamesfor 50 years without incident and was of "exemplary character" but had since been banned for life by the club.

She told the court:"It was a spur of the moment thing. He picked up the closest article to him and that happened to be a banana skin.

"He realised the grave error he had made. He has not been charged for any racially aggravated public order offence.

"Police directly told Mr Panteli they accepted his account and didn't think there was a racial element."

See more;https://www.mysportdab.com/2018/12/tottenham-fan-fined-banned-from.html

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Say no to racism

racist

Good one for football.

Not enough!!

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Meanwhile in the other news!!!

Do you recognize the man in the picture?
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Shookonekilla:
Say no to racism

No to Racism

Say no to racism

He was invariably calling him a monkey
Motherfuqin bastard

10th to comment..I dedicate this to buhari because this will be his position in 2019 election

The idiot need to be jailed.

Useless set of people

Shookonekilla:
Say no to racism

NO NO NO..but am white sha

whitey dem want dis kind of gap for black.

Good development

Football won...


Buhari remains a failure

Why didn't he throw the banana peel when toreira scored...it's pure racist...so are there no empty water bottle to throw y banana...oyibo and excuse

I wonder how they will be able to identify the man if it were to be in Naija, thumbs up to the white

saxtaiwo:
I wonder how they will be able to identify the man if it were to be in Naija, thumbs up to the white

camera must catch person for stadium. if you like hide under chair

They have bananad the fan

saxtaiwo:
I wonder how they will be able to identify the man if it were to be in Naija, thumbs up to the white

wetin come bring naija come this issue now.Must you insult your fatherland at any given opportunity.Haba sef

Very good move by Tottenham.
That will deter the rest.

stupid racist and you are supporting totheham with black players

its jus a
society tin.i did take a walk or jus act like u r not a being if u cal me names like al those racist.its also like sum1 insultin u.so wats d biggie.

oyinbo are too advance.... they know the exact person that threw the banana...if na here, we go just pick everybody round there like 50 people..we won't be able to point out exactly.

They keep doing racial things but yet claim they're not racist. That's the spirit of a racist. Actions speaks louder than words. He should have been banned for life.

Were it to be a black man who threw the banana skin at Aube, will he also get a ban and fine?

I feel for the guy sha. What if truly it was the anger that just made him pick any object banana skin) and threw at Aube, without no racism intended

I've actually heard and watch the guy comment and I think he didn't throw the skin with racist intention. I might be wrong though. COYG