Premier League: Tottenham Launches Probe into Alleged Racist Abuse Targeting Star Player Son Heung-min – Check out

According to reports, the incident in question took place during the 89th minute of Tottenham’s 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace.

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Son, who is the captain of the South Korean national team, was being substituted for Arnaut Danjuma and had to walk around the edge of the pitch, passing by the Palace fans’ section.

It was during this time that the alleged racial abuse occurred.

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Tottenham Hotspur Statement

“We are aware of an allegation of racial abuse towards Heung-Min Son during yesterday’s match,” a Tottenham statement read.

“Discrimination of any kind is abhorrent and has no place in society, our game and at our club.

“We are working with Met Police and Crystal Palace to investigate and identify the individual involved.

“We will do everything in our powers to ensure that if found guilty, the individual will receive the strongest possible action – as was the case earlier this season when Son suffered similar racial abuse at Chelsea.”