Welsh football club Merthyr Town investigating racist abuse allegations after Hungerford Town bank holiday match

A football club is investigating allegations of racism after a match on Easter Monday. Staff at Merthyr Town Football Club said they were 'aware' of the claims and investigations 'are ongoing' after Hungerford Town's manager said one of his players was subjected to racist abuse by a section of the crowd at the non-league match in south Wales. Danny Robinson said the alleged abuse by a section of the home supporters was 'absolutely unforgivable'.

'As a community club, Merthyr Town FC strongly condemn the use of racist, homophobic or abusive language of any kind; at both home and away fixtures,' a club spokesperson said. Merthyr Town added: 'Such behaviour will simply not be tolerated, and appropriate action will be taken against any individual identified in using this kind of language; including a lifetime ban from the club, in addition to any legal proceedings that may be instigated.

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