LIVERPOOL, England — Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo thanked his teammates, Liverpool’s players and the soccer community as a whole for the “overwhelming messages of support” he received after reporting that he was racially abused by a fan during the Premier League’s season opener at Anfield.

Police have launched a hate crime investigation after ejecting a 47-year-old fan from Liverpool’s stadium for his alleged racial abuse of Semenyo, who is Black, during Friday’s match.

“Last night at Anfield will stay with me forever — not because of one person’s words, but because of how the entire football family stood together,” Semenyo posted Saturday on his social media accounts.

“The overwhelming messages of support from across the football world remind me why I love this sport. We keep mo

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