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Soccer-Hartlepool fans warned over Bob Marley fancy dress

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LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Fans of Hartlepool United have been warned by anti-discrimination body Kick It Out over plans to dress up as reggae icon Bob Marley for their last match of the season against Carlisle United.

Several hundred fans of the fourth tier team are set to travel to Brunton Park on May 2 in full fancy dress -- something which has become an annual tradition in recent years at the club.

Kick It Out, however, have called for any supporter who "blacks up" to be refused entry to the ground.