Police arrest children’s football coach for ‘inciting racial hatred’ over tweet to Marcus Rashford

Police arrest children’s football coach, 50, for ‘inciting racial hatred’ over tweet telling Marcus Rashford ‘get to ya own country’


A children’s football coach accused of tweeting England star Marcus Rashford with alleged racist abuse has been arrested, police have said today.

Nick Scott, 50, is accused of tweeting the Manchester-born forward to ‘get to ya own country’.

The tweet was sent following England’s Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy on Sunday night.

The suspect, from Powick, near Worcester, denies tweeting the message to the 23-year-old star, instead saying his account was ‘hacked’.  

West Mercia Police said a 50-year-old man had been detained on suspicion of inciting racial hatred following reports of an inappropriate tweet posted on Sunday. 

A football coach accused of tweeting England star Marcus Rashford (pictured) with alleged racist abuse has been arrested, police have today revealed

The man, who was not named by police, has since been released under investigation.

Commenting on the inquiry, Inspector Pete Nightingale, from Worcester police station, said: ‘We encourage people to make these reports and are pleased with the speed at which we have been able to deal with this incident.

‘We continue to work with the local football community and have links with the local clubs to ensure that this behaviour is dealt with appropriately.’