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Man Banned for 4 Years over Offensive Hillsborough Jersey

  • A man was banned from attending football matches for 4 years for wearing an offensive shirt referencing the Hillsborough disaster to the FA Cup final.
  • The shirt made offensive references to the 97 Liverpool fans who died at Hillsborough.
  • The man pleaded guilty to charges of displaying threatening and abusive writing.
  • The Football Association welcomed the ban and Manchester United banned the man indefinitely from all club activities.
  • The judge called the shirt an "abhorrent message" with a "profound and distressing" impact.
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