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A 47-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly yelled racial abuse at a player during an English Premier League soccer game. The alleged incident occurred at Anfield during Liverpool’s season-opening 4-2 win against Bournemouth.
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Anfield full of emotion during tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother at Liverpool-Bournemouth match
Liverpool players and fans have paid an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, at the first competitive match at Anfield since their death last month.
Liverpool (0-0-0) open defense of their Premier League title Friday when they take to the pitch against Bournemouth (0-0-0). The Reds finished first last season with 84 points, while Bournemouth ended 28 points behind Liverpool with 56 points in ninth.
The highly anticipated new Premier League season kicked off at Anfield on Friday, with some supporters still wiping away tears from their eyes on a bright, sunny day. Those same supporters likely wiped very different tears away once the final whistle sounded following a six-goal affair that saw the home club walk away with a 4-2 victory.
Liverpool have signed 18-year-old defender Giovanni Leoni from Parma in a deal worth 26 million, but he will have to wait for his debut after missing the Bournemouth game.
Federico Chiesa dedicated his dramatic goal in Liverpool's 4-2 victory over Bournemouth on the opening day of the Premier League season to the late Diogo Jota.
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Of the thirteen games to take place between the two clubs since, Liverpool have won twelve. Bourmemouth can take some succour from the fact that the goalscorers from their last trip to Anfield (a 0-3 loss) -- Diaz and Nunez -- are no longer at Liverpool.