Son is a victim of racism and Tottenham will open investigation

O Tottenham will open an investigation into the fan who made a racist gesture against the South Korean player Son Heung-minin a match against crystal palace which took place last Saturday (6). In a note issued, the Spurs they also condemned prejudiced behavior that happens so much in society in general. as in sport.

“We are aware of an allegation of racial abuse against Heung-Min Son during yesterday’s game. Any kind of discrimination is abhorrent and has no place in our society, our game and our club. We are working with the police and Crystal Palace to investigate and identify the individual involved. We will do everything possible to ensure that if he is found guilty, the individual receives the strongest possible action, as happened earlier in the season when Son suffered similar racial abuse against Chelsea.” – Said the club in a note.

The case in question happened at the end of the match, when Son was replaced by Ryan Mason, around 44 minutes into the second half. The athlete left the field passing by the side where the Crystal Palace fans were, when the fans started the racist attack as the player walked towards the Tottenham bench.

_{Son is one of the main names of the English team (Photo: Reproduction/Tottenham/Instagram)}

The stadium cameras caught the exact moment when the fan pulls his eyes in a pejorative way, with the intention of ridiculing the athlete’s physical characteristics. In addition to mocking, the fans began to curse Tottenham’s number seven shirt.

This isn’t the first time Son has been the victim of racist acts; At the start of the season, a Chelsea fan ended up being banned from stadiums for making gestures that ridiculed the player.

Son is one of the main players of Tottenham and the main player of his national team, South Korea. The number seven shirt was one of the highlights of the 2022 cup, which took place in Qatar. In the current season, Son has scored 8 goals in 27 appearances.

Featured photo: Son suffers racist attack when taking a quick exit from the stadium. Playback/Tottenham/Instagram