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West Brom 'fan' racially abused his own team's player after 5-0 thrashing by Man City

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Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox A footballer was left feeling 'harassed, alarmed and distressed' after seeing a vile WhatsApp message in which he was racially abused following a 5-0 thrashing by Manchester City.

So-called football fan Simon Silwood, who claims to support West Bromwich Albion, wrote that one of his own team's players should win the 'Baboon D'Or' - a crude reference to the annual Ballon d'Or award won by the world's best footballers.

Romaine Sawyers, a midfielder who now plays for Stoke City, had seen the message and was left feeling 'harassed, alarmed and distressed', Walsall Magistrates Court heard. READ MORE: "He could and should have been

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