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'Typical Hull humour' football article reported for 'racism'

Related Topics: Racism, Humour, Assem Allam

A "distastefully funny" magazine is being investigated by police over an allegedly racist football report it published about Hull City's owner.

In its March edition Tenfoot City Magazine used derogatory terms to refer to the Egyptian heritage of the premier league club's owner Assem Allam.

The magazine has denied racism but said its readers expected it to use "typical Hull humour".

The club said the potentially racist comments were "totally unacceptable".

In response it said it had referred the matter to police.

Warning: This report uses language some readers may find offensive

In a statement it said: "We are duty bound to report any incidents of racism and are proud participants in a number of initiatives such as the Kick It Out campaign and are currently undertaking the Premier League Equality Standard.