Arsenal ban 24 fans for abuse during last season

Arsenal person banned 24 supporters for abusive and discriminatory behaviour - including racism and battle - astatine Emirates Stadium and online past season.

Fourteen fans person been handed three-year bans from location and distant games by nan Premier League club, while nan different 10 are banned for 1 year.

Most of nan incidents occurred astatine nan northbound London club's Emirates Stadium, while 3 fans were recovered to person been abusive online.

Arsenal's managing head Richard Garlick says nan nine will proceed to return a hard-line attack connected maltreatment and discrimination.

Inside Emirates Stadium:

Online:

"Abuse and favoritism will not beryllium tolerated. We will proceed to return beardown action alongside our partners specified arsenic nan Met Police against this abhorrent behaviour," said Garlick.

"We cognize it's a mini minority, but that won't extremity america from taking action against abusers who are identified arsenic Arsenal play summons holders aliases members, and escalating to nan constabulary wherever appropriate.

"Our purpose is to create an situation astatine Arsenal wherever everybody feels welcome. We dream continued action serves arsenic a deterrent for those utilizing abusive, threatening, and discriminatory language."

The nine added that "education" is cardinal to tackling nan issue.