West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan: ‘A player was racially abused’ by a drunken fan

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West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has criticised an unnamed supporter who he claimed racially abused a player during the club’s end-of-season party.

It has been reported that police had to be called to the scene when fans clashed with players at the party in central London, following the Hammers’ relegation to the Championship. Their 3-2 defeat at Wigan on Sunday means West Ham will finish bottom of the Premier League.

Sullivan also maintained that the fan had “let the club down” due to the incident, and told Sky Sports News: “

The whole incident has been blown out of all proportion. It was one individual who had too much to drink, sadly a problem in British society.

“A player was racially abused by the same drunken supporter, which is not acceptable. Sadly one drunken supporter let the club down.”