A man has been arrested after a video circulated online appearing to show a Newcastle United fan urinating on a football statue in Sunderland.
The sculpture outside the Stadium of Light is in honour to Bob Stokoe, who managed Sunderland to FA Cup victory in 1973 having won it as a player with Newcastle in 1955.
Northumbria police said the video was "totally unacceptable".
A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct.
A force spokesman said: "We are aware of a video circulating on social media which appears to show a man urinating on a memorial outside the Stadium of Light in Sunderland.