The jury in the trial of a football fan accused of racially abusing Rio Ferdinand during a Premier League match have been discharged.
Jamie Arnold, 32, was accused of targeting the former England defender while he was working as a pundit for BT Sports.
He was charged with causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress by using 'threatening, abusive or insulting' words during the Wolves v Man United game last May.
Rio Ferdinand arrived at court yesterday and gave evidence against Jamie Arnold, 31
The match was the first time Molineux had hosted fans back in the stands in more than a year following the Covid pandemic lockdown.