Everton fan ‘pushed Lyon player’ while holding child

Equality:

Everton have banned a supporter who appeared to get involved in a touchline scrap – while holding a child in his arms sucking a dummy.

The club have also contacted Merseyside Police, who are investigating the incident which occurred during the Europa League game against Lyon.

The angry supporter was seen holding with one arm the young boy, and using his other to grapple or hit out at opposition players during Thursday’s match at Goodison Park.

He was surrounded by other fans pulling and throwing punches and hurling abuse as tempers frayed.

Toffees skipper Ashley Williams’ push on goalkeeper Anthony Lopes ignited a heated confrontation between several Everton and Lyon players which continued off the pitch and in front of the Gwladys Street End.

While players continued to push each other in front of the fans, the Everton supporter appeared to push Lopes’ head and aim a punch in the direction of the keeper and defender Mouctar Diakhaby. Lyon won the game 2-1. European football’s governing body Uefa has charged Everton with “aggressions by supporters against players” and will deal with the case on November 16. reveal our ASDS or not and which employers will just scrap our applications if we do.”

Mr Smith’s background is in web development but said he is currently searching for any office job so he can prove his suitability to employers.

Despite being one of the highest achiever’s in his group while studying in Glasgow, he has found work particularly hard to come by since moving home and claims he is far from alone.

He said: “So many people I know with autism in Dundee and Fife are unemployed and having the same issue.

“Even something as simple as having a footnote at the bottom of a job advert to let us know the employer is ASD aware could make such a huge difference.

“It feels like I’m just hitting a stone wall at the moment.”

A spokeswoman for the National Autistic Society Scotland said the organisation has been working to raise awareness of an “autism employment gap” and said their own research had found just 16% of autistic adults in the UK are currently in full-time work.

She added: “We welcomed the Scottish Government’s recent pledge to halve the disability employment gap but we also believe that employers could be doing much more to play their part.

“We have launched new resources giving tips and guidance on how they can better recruit and support autistic people in work.”