Soccer-Liverpool match halted after Bournemouth's Semenyo reports racist abuse from crowd


Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - August 15, 2025 AFC Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo in action with Liverpool's Milos Kerkez REUTERS/Peter Powell

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Liverpool's Premier League season-opening match against Bournemouth was briefly halted on Friday after visiting forward Antoine Semenyo reported getting racist abuse from the crowd.

Referee Anthony Taylor stopped play at a Liverpool corner in the 29th minute to address the incident, summoning both managers to the touchline for a briefing.

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