Tottenham Hotspur and even the opposing team showed a strong response to Son Heung-min (31), who was racially discriminated against again during the game.
Tottenham announced on the club’s official website on the 7th (Korean time) that “if guilty of racial discrimination against Son Heung-min, he will receive the strongest punishment.”
Son Heung-min started as a left winger in the 35th round home game of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2022-2023 season against Crystal Palace held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England the day before.
Throughout the game, Son Heung-min was silent, unable to score. However, after the game, a video of a Crystal Palace fan tearing out his eyes in a racist gesture toward Son Heung-min was posted on social media, causing outrage. This is an action to twist the eyes of relatively small Asians. Suffering from continuous sealing discrimination, he experienced similar behavior in the match against Chelsea in August last year. 스포츠토토
In response, Tottenham said, “We are aware of the allegations of racism against Son Heung-min in the game the previous day.” At the same time, he showed a strong reaction, saying, “Discrimination in any way is abhorrent and cannot be tolerated in society, in football games or teams.”
“We are working with London Police and Crystal Palace to find the person,” Tottenham said. The opposing team, Crystal Palace, also said firmly, “We shared evidence with the police, and if the identity is confirmed, we will take measures to ban entry to the club.” “Our team will never tolerate it.”
If a fan is caught doing racist acts, Chelsea’s case seems to be the standard. At the time, Chelsea issued a heavy punishment to the fan indefinitely suspending access to the home stadium.