Racial abuse of Black players spikes early in European soccer season

The Premier League season wasn’t even 30 minutes old when Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator. The same weekend, a German Cup match was stopped after Schalke midfielder Christopher Antwi-Adjei said he was racially abused at a throw-in. In Italy, Juventus condemned racist abuse targeting U.S. player Weston McKennie as he warmed down after a league game. And in Spain, police on Wednesday arrested a...