Sports News | Livingston's Obileye Faces Racist Abuse at Celtic in Glasgow

Glasgow, Oct 31 (AP) Livingston defender Ayo Obileye faced racist abuse at Celtic during a Scottish Premiership match.

An Associated Press journalist heard a Celtic fan shouting “monkey” at Obileye with an expletive as he ran back onto the pitch following an injury check in the second half on Saturday.

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Obileye was later sent off for striking out at Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi off the ball in the box and received a red card. The game ended 0-0.

Livingston has contacted Celtic about the racism. AP

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