LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — A man has been charged with racially abusing Bournemouth player Antoine Semenyo during a Premier League match against Liverpool at Anfield in August, police said Tuesday.
Semenyo, who is Black, reported to the referee that he was racially abused by a spectator in the first half of the match which opened the Premier League season on Aug. 15. A man was removed from the stadium soon after the alleged incident, which led to a brief stoppage in play.
Merseyside Police said three days later that a man arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Semenyo had been released on conditional bail, and the force has now said Mark Mogan, 47, from Liverpool, has been charged with a racially aggravated public order offense. He will appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Dec. 22.
Semenyo played the whole game and scored twice after the alleged incident in Bournemouth’s 4-2 loss.
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Everton's James Garner, left, and Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Everton in Bournemouth, England, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Former National Women's Soccer League director Tatjana Haenni will join Leipzig as chief executive next month, making her one of the most high-profile female executives working in European men's soccer.
A former Swiss national team player, Haenni was NWSL Chief Sporting Director from 2023 until earlier this year and before that headed up FIFA's work on women's soccer and the Women's World Cup.
Leipzig said Wednesday that Haenni will start as CEO on Jan. 1. She will oversee a club with men's and women's German Bundesliga teams and which reached the men's Champions League semifinals in 2020.
“I can’t wait to get started in January and to get to know the club on a deeper level,” Haenni said in a statement. “Together, we want to continue on what is already a successful path, and achieve our ambitious goals.”
As part of the wider Red Bull network of clubs around the world, Haenni is set to work together with ex-Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp, who has been the drinks giant's head of global soccer since last year.
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FILE - Tatjana Haenni, FIFA deputy director of the competitions division and head of women's football, listens during the opening news conference for the FIFA Women's World Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday, June 4, 2015. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
