Britain Soccer FA Cup
Oldham Athletic's Tom Adeyemi, center, is calmed by Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt, left, and referee Neil Swarbrick during their FA Cup third round soccer ma...
Oldham Athletic's Tom Adeyemi, center, is calmed by Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt, left, and referee Neil Swarbrick during their FA Cup third round soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Friday Jan. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
Britain Soccer FA Cup
Oldham Athletic's Tom Adeyemi reacts after a comment from a member of the crowd during their FA Cup third round soccer match against Liverpool at Anf...
Oldham Athletic's Tom Adeyemi reacts after a comment from a member of the crowd during their FA Cup third round soccer match against Liverpool at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Friday Jan. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
Britain Soccer Liverpool Fans Police Investigation
Oldham Athletic's Tom Adeyemi, right, is calmed by referee Neil Swarbrick during their FA Cup third round soccer match against Liverpool at Anfield, ...
Oldham Athletic's Tom Adeyemi, right, is calmed by referee Neil Swarbrick during their FA Cup third round soccer match against Liverpool at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Friday Jan. 6, 2012. The police are investigating an incident in which a black Oldham player appeared to be the target of abuse from Liverpool fans during an FA Cup third-round match on Friday. Oldham right back Tom Adeyemi was visibly upset late in the game at Anfield after seemingly taking offence from something shouted from the Liverpool-supporting area known as The Kop. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
Britain Soccer Liverpool Fans Police Investigation
Oldham Athletic's Tom Adeyemi reacts during their FA Cup third round soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Friday Jan. 6, 2012. The police ar...
Oldham Athletic's Tom Adeyemi reacts during their FA Cup third round soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Friday Jan. 6, 2012. The police are investigating an incident in which a black Oldham player appeared to be the target of abuse from Liverpool fans during an FA Cup third-round match on Friday. Oldham right back Tom Adeyemi was visibly upset late in the game at Anfield after seemingly taking offence from something shouted from the Liverpool-supporting area known as The Kop. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
English football is facing another possible incident involving racist abuse and Liverpool following highly charged scenes in which a black Oldham player was reduced to tears by insults from the crowd at Anfield during an FA Cup match.
Police officers were trawling through video footage on Saturday and preparing to interview Oldham defender Tom Adeyemi, who was left visibly upset and had to be comforted by a number of players toward the end of a third-round match on Friday.
Merseyside police have opened an investigation together with Liverpool, but say there has been no formal complaint and that no one has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated behavior.
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was recently banned for eight matches for racist abuse.
