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50-Year-Old Man Arrested for Allegedly Sending Racist Tweet to Marcus Rashford

A 50-year-old British man was arrested for inciting racial hatred over a racist tweet sent to Marcus Rashford during the 2020 Euro final.

Nick Scott, who owns the Twitter account in question, has denied sending a tweet that read "that MBE needs burning ya fake. Pack them bags and get to ya own country." Scott said his account was hacked. A tweet apologizing to Rashford was sent from the account early on Monday morning.

Police did not identify Scott as the person arrested. However, both Scott and the man identified are 50 years old and reside just outside Worcester.