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Shocking moment former international footballer was subjected to racist abuse on a bus as he headed home from church in Liverpool

This is the shocking moment an international footballer is racially abused on a Liverpool bus - before passengers step in to defend him.

The alarming video was taken by 26-year-old footballer Pavel Vieira and shows a man repeatedly making vile racial slurs against him.

Merseyside Police confirmed officers are investigating the incident, which happened on Friday evening, and promised to take the 'strongest possible action.'

Twenty-six-year-old footballer Pavel Vieira was racially abused on the bus as he traveled home from church
Twenty-six-year-old footballer Pavel Vieira was racially abused on the bus as he traveled home from church

Pavel, who is from the African nation of Guinea-Bissau, had been at church.