Officers investigating racist and abusive messages sent to England defender Jess Carter say they have arrested a man.

Police say a 59-year-old man from Great Harwood, Lancashire, has been arrested on suspicion of malicious communications.

He has since been released under investigation while enquiries continue.

Cheshire Chief Constable Mark Roberts, the National Police Chief Council (NPCC) lead for football policing, said: "The messages directed towards Jess Carter were appalling and I would like to commend her for standing up to this abuse and assisting with our investigation.

"Nobody should be subjected to such disgusting abuse, and I expect that today's arrest will be the first of many over the coming months.

"We want to make it clear that racist abuse of this nature will not be tol

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