Cleveland Police are investigating an incident at Hartlepool United during which players were allegedly racially abused.
The initial half of ‘ 2-0 National League overcome by Dover in Victoria Park on Saturday was delayed by 11 moments as a result of an exchange between players – including the home team Gus Mafuta – and – spectators after Inih Effiong had opened the scoring with a 37th-minute penalty.
A police spokesman stated:”Cleveland Police is investigating these allegations.
“The drive works with football clubs across the nation, in addition to the wider community, to reinforce this sort of behavior is completely unacceptable. Should it happen, we take robust action utilizing all available tools, including football banning orders”
Although the two sets of players needed to carry on dover manager Andy Hessenthaler revealed after the match that he was prepared to take his crew off the pitch and also that number Craig Hignett was in agreement.
Hignett afterwards told Pools TV:”That has got no place here, we certainly do not condone it.
“Racism not only does not have any role in soccer, but it doesn’t have any role in life, so if that is true, then those individuals must be handled and handled severely because that’s not us as a football club.
“We’re a really inclusive club, however when there are dumb people, then they’ll be addressed in the strongest possible terms.”
Hignett was sent to the stands during a game which also saw Pools lose Nicky Featherstone along with Ryan Donaldson to cards but chief executive Mark Maguire insisted pity at events on the pitch wasn’t any excuse for the response off it.
Maguire, who revealed he had spoken to the victims of this misuse and promised them that the strongest possible actions would be taken against the perpetrators, said:”I can honestly say I have never seen a game of football like that however it is necessary that we separate our response to the game, and also the officers, into the events following Dover’s first objective.
“Whatever the rights and wrongs of the decision or the aftermath into the punishment that was scored, Hartlepool United utterly prohibits stereotypical behavior of any description.
“We are proudly inclusive as a team and we are aware that the vast majority of Pools lovers can join us in position against actions and words which have no place in society or football.”

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