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sports Diahuebs 15 Juli 2021
NFL star Richard Sherman booked on domestic violence charge

(AP) — Former Seattle Se- had an attorney and no oth- volved,” the statement said.
ahawks and San Francisco er details were immediately
49ers star Richard Sher- available. Sherman become a Seattle
man was booked into a jail sports legend during seven
in Seattle on Wednesday The National Football seasons with Seahawks. The
morning, accused of “Bur- League Players Association, cornerback was a star in their
glary Domestic Violence.” the union that represents run to a 2014 Super Bowl vic-
NFL players, said in a state- tory, making a game-saving
The King County Correc- ment it was monitoring the play to deflect a pass in the
tional Facility lists Sherman situation. NFC Championship Game
as being booked at 6:08 a.m. against the 49ers.
Online records say bail was “We were made aware of an
denied, though it was unlike- arrest last night of one of He left the Seahawks after
ly Sherman would have had a our player leaders for an al- the 2017 season and then
court appearance yet. leged domestic violence in- played three seasons with San
cident and have activated Francisco.
The incident is being inves- our domestic violence crisis
tigated as a felony. It wasn’t protocol for the protection The 33-year-old is currently
immediately clear if Sherman and support of everyone in- a free agent.

UK to ban online racists from games after Olympic athletes to put

Euro 2020 on own medals at Tokyo

marred by unruly behavior in ceremonies
central London and around
Wembley Stadium, where
ticketless fans stormed past
police and into the game.
Some observers have sharply
criticized London’s Metro-
politan Police Service for fail-
ing to adequately prepare for
what clearly would be a mas-
sive event.

The police department is-
sued a statement Wednesday
defending its actions, say-
(AP) — U.K. Prime Min- Courts are allowed to issue ing top brass had deployed
ister Boris Johnson says banning orders if a fan is con- “one of the most significant
the government plans to victed of a “relevant offence” and comprehensive policing
ban anyone guilty of on- linked to a match, including plans” ever rolled out for a
line racist abuse from soc- crimes such as disorderly be- soccer game. (AP) — Athletes at the ally hung medals around the
cer matches as authorities havior or possession of weap- Tokyo Olympics will necks of players at competi-
continue to respond to the ons. Even so, some ticketless fans put their medals around tion finals in recent weeks.
lawlessness connected to tried to push their way into their own necks to pro-
England’s loss in the final While many fans have rallied stadium, injuring 19 police tect against spreading the Ceferin also shook hands
of the European soccer around Marcus Rashford, officers who were trying to coronavirus. with Italy’s standout goal-
championship. Jadon Sancho and Bukayo control volatile crowds. keeper Gianluigi Donnarum-
Saka since the players were The “very significant change” ma at the Euro 2020 medal
Johnson on Wednesday told targeted on social media, ac- Police made 26 arrests at to traditional medal ceremo- and trophy presentation in
lawmakers that it was time tivists said racism in English Wembley and another 25 in nies in the 339 events was re- London on Sunday. Don-
to act after three Black mem- soccer is a longstanding prob- central London. vealed Wednesday by Inter- narumma’s save in a penalty
bers of England’s national lem that authorities haven’t national Olympic Commit- shootout clinched the title
team were targeted by racist done enough to address. “I do not accept that the po- tee president Thomas Bach. for Italy against England.
abuse on social media after licing operation failed, and
they failed to score during Sancho spoke out about the I standby the difficult deci- “The medals will not be giv- Bach confirmed Wednesday
the penalty shootout that incident in an Instagram post sions made by police officers en around the neck,” Bach that in Tokyo “there will be
sealed the team’s loss to Italy on Wednesday, encourag- and the Met’s public order told international media on a no shake hands and there will
on Sunday night. The gov- ing young players who have commanders,″ Deputy As- conference call from Tokyo. be no hugs there during the
ernment plans to add online experienced similar abuse to sistant Commissioner Jane “They will be presented to ceremony.”
racism to the list of offenses stay strong and “keep chasing Connors said. “Without their the athlete on a tray and then
for which fans can be barred the dream.” immediate intervention, it is the athlete will take the med- Olympic medals are typically
from matches, he said. possible that this game could al him or herself.” presented by an IOC mem-
“I’m not going (to) pretend have been abandoned,″ ber or a leading official in a
“What we are doing is taking that I didn’t see the racial “It will be made sure that sport’s governing body.
practical steps to ensure that abuse that me and my broth- The “ugly scenes at Wemb- the person who will put the
the football banning regime ers Marcus and Bukayo re- ley″ will be reviewed by the medal on tray will do so only The IOC had previously said
is changed so that if you are ceived after the game, but Football Association and by with disinfected gloves so medalists and ceremony of-
guilty of racist abuse online sadly it’s nothing new,” he police, Connors said. that the athlete can be sure ficials would have to wear
on football, then you will not wrote. “As a society we need that nobody touched them masks.
be going to the match,” John- to do better, and hold these “Where lessons can be learnt, before,” Bach added.
son said during his weekly people accountable.” we will work with partners to The Tokyo Olympics open
prime minister’s questions ensure that future matches The Olympic approach is July 23 in a state of emer-
session. “No ifs, no buts, no Sunday’s European Football are not disrupted by a group different to soccer in Europe gency and rising numbers of
exemptions, no excuses.” Championship final was also of hooligans who are fueled where UEFA president Alek- COVID-19 cases in the city.
on alcohol,” she said. sander Ceferin has person-