Former West Ham players walk off over alleged racial abuse at US tournament
by PA Media from US news | The Guardian on (#6C19N)
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Former West Ham players representing the club at a seven-a-side soccer tournament in North Carolina walked off the pitch after alleged racial abuse.
The alleged incident occurred against Dallas United in The Soccer Tournament (TST) on Thursday evening. Dallas have withdrawn from the $1.25m (1m) competition following the West Ham team's walk-off, which came towards the end of the game with Dallas leading 2-0.
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