SAFC fan banned for racism
A Sunderland supporter has been given an 18-month conditional discharge after admitting to racially aggravated behaviour.
SAFC supporter banned for racist gesture
A Sunderland fan who made a monkey gesture when a striker scored against his team has been given a three-year banning order.
Liam Jones was given an 18-month conditional discharge after admitting causing racially aggravated harassment while watching Sunderland AFC lose 4-2 to West Brom.
Jones, 22, from East Vines in Hendon, was photographed in the stands making a monkey gesture towards the Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku at the Stadium of Light in November.
He said he was doing a "chicken dance" and pleaded not guilty to the charge, but at a hearing last week Jones entered a guilty plea. He was handed a three-year football banning order and an 18-month conditional discharge.
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