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19.06.2023 - 17:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United has now indefinitely banned a fan who wore a '97 Not Enough' t-shirt that mocked the Hillsborough disaster tragedy.
James White pleaded guilty to displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress at the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United. He wore a football shirt at Wembley Stadium which made an offensive reference to the Hillsborough disaster.
White, 33, of Warwickshire, admitted the charge at Willesden Magistrates’ Court in north-west London on Monday (June 19). He has been banned from all regulated football games in the UK for four years and was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay a surcharge of £400 and £85 in costs.
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He was pictured smiling to photographers as he arrived at court on Monday. Following his guilty plea, Manchester United has announced White has now been banned 'indefinitely' for wearing the 'despicable slogan'.
There were 97 football fans who died as a result of a crush at a match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield on April 15 1989.
In a statement, Manchester United said: "Manchester United today issued an indefinite club ban to James White who pleaded guilty to charges at Willesden Magistrates Court.
"White, who wore a shirt displaying a despicable slogan mocking the victims of the Hillsborough tragedy at the FA Cup Final, was handed a four-year ban from all football matches and a £1,000 fine by the court.
"The club’s ban goes further with the immediately imposed three-year suspension being extended to an indefinite ban from all club activities including all matches at Old Trafford.
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