Man held over alleged racial abuse of TV pundit Ashley Cole at FA Cup tie
The incident happened at Swindon Town’s match with Manchester City earlier this month.
Police have arrested a man accused of racially abusing former England footballer Ashley Cole during an FA Cup third round tie.
A 24-year-old is in custody on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence, Wiltshire Police said on Saturday.
Cole, who played left-back for Arsenal and Chelsea during a lengthy top-flight career, was part of the ITV broadcast team when Swindon Town played Manchester City at the County Ground earlier this month.
Superintendent Phil Staynings, Swindon commander, said: “Racial abuse of any kind will never be tolerated by Wiltshire Police.
“We have worked closely with the football club, who share our strong stance on this, and would like to thank them for their support in our ongoing investigation.
“We will continue to work with the club to stamp out hate crime of any kind that spoils matches for the majority of supporters.”
Premier League champions City eased past League Two Swindon 4-1 during the match on January 7.