Fans Charged with Hurling Abuse at Ex-Spurs Hero Sol; Targeted: Sol Campbell Wins a Header against Roman Pavlyuchenko during Portsmouth's Premier League Clash at Fratton Park Last Year. Spurs Fans Have Been Charged over Alleged Abuse Aimed at the Player during the Clash in September

Byline: MARCO GIACOMELLI

ELEVEN fans, including a 13-year-old boy, were today charged with indecent chanting directed at Sol Campbell during Tottenham's match against Portsmouth.

Two 15-year-old boys are also among those charged by police investigating alleged racist and homophobic abuse at Fratton Park in September, when the Pompey defender faced his former club.

The 11 have been bailed by police to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court a week today.

A Hampshire police spokeswoman said a further five men captured in photos taken at the game were still being sought.

The three juveniles charged cannot be named, while the adults are Dean …

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Publication information: Article title: Fans Charged with Hurling Abuse at Ex-Spurs Hero Sol; Targeted: Sol Campbell Wins a Header against Roman Pavlyuchenko during Portsmouth's Premier League Clash at Fratton Park Last Year. Spurs Fans Have Been Charged over Alleged Abuse Aimed at the Player during the Clash in September. Contributors: Not available. Newspaper title: The Evening Standard (London, England). Publication date: January 13, 2009. Page number: 53. © Not available. COPYRIGHT 2009 Gale Group.

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