A match was abandoned after Liverpool players left the field after a team-mate was racially abused during an under-16 tournament in Austria.
The incident took place on Friday during the latter stages of Liverpool's tie against Juventus at the Next Generation Trophy in Salzburg.
The teenager informed the Liverpool coaching personnel about the abuse. Staff then followed protocol by withdrawing their players from the field of play. After consulting with their Juventus counterparts, the match was abandoned. Juventus identified the player responsible for the remarks who made an apology to his opponent and was suspended by his club for the remainder of the tournament.Liverpool began their subsequent game against Ecuador's Independiente del Valle by taking the knee alongside their opponents.
A Liverpool spokesman said: “We can confirm that a member of our under-16s team was racially abused by an opponent while playing in the Next Generation youth tournament in Austria."
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