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18th Jul 2015

Video: Ex-Arsenal man Emmanuel Frimpong gets red card for swearing at fan who racially abused him

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Ben Kiely

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong may have gotten the most unjust sending off ever this week.

Frimpong was given his marching orders for his reaction to the racial abuse he was receiving from the crowd while playing for FC Ufa against Spartak Moscow.

After being hit with racist chants for the entirety of the match, Frimpong eventually lashed out by swearing at one particular Spartak Moscow fan and giving him the one-finger salute. The officials, who were apparently ignorant to the racial abuse aimed at the midfielder showed him red for his retaliation.

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