Warwickshire man pleads guilty after wearing offensive football shirt
He wore the offensive shirt - which referenced the Hillsborough disaster - at the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Last updated 19th Jun 2023
A man has pleaded guilty to displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress after wearing a football shirt at Wembley Stadium that made an offensive reference to the Hillsborough disaster.
James White, 33, of Warwickshire, admitted the charge at Willesden Magistrates' Court in north-west London on Monday.
The court heard that at the FA Cup Final on June 3 he wore a Manchester United shirt which had the number 97 and the words "Not Enough" on the back.
Ninety-seven football fans died as a result of a crush at a match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield on April 15 1989.
Manchester City won the FA Cup at Wembley, beating local rivals Manchester United 2-1.