A teenage Millwall fan has been banned for abusing Bolton forward Marvin Sordell
Wednesday 7 November 2012 12:49, UK
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Millwall have announced that a 13-year-old boy has been banned from attending their matches for "the foreseeable future" after he admitted to verbally abusing Bolton's Marvin Sordell.
FA supports Millwall action
The FA and Bolton both released statements expressing their satisfaction with the way the incident had been handled.
The FA said: "We applaud both Millwall FC and Bolton Wanderers FC for their commitment and cooperation in ensuring a full and thorough investigation could take place. The FA fully supports Millwall's approach in terms of dealing with the young individual responsible."
And Bolton said: "We would like to thank the FA and Millwall for their co-operation and assistance in responding to the events at The Den.
"Marvin Sordell would like to thank the FA, the PFA and Kick it Out for their support, and Millwall for the way in which they dealt with this."
