Chelsea condemns their fans' racist abuse of Tottenham's Son Heung-min
Chelsea condemned the footage that emerged on social media on Wednesday, showing Tottenham's Korean forward being targeted with a racist gesture from the Stamford Bridge stands to take a corner.
on Thursday announcing they are investigating the incident that happened in their Sunday's 2-2 London derby draw against
Tottenham Hotspur.
"C
helsea Football Club finds any form of discriminatory behaviour totally abhorrent. It has no place at Chelsea or in any of our communities,"
the statement read.
"Chelsea FC has consistently made its zero tolerance position on discriminatory behaviour very clear, yet there are still idiots like this that attach themselves to this club as so-called 'fans', which shames Chelsea FC, our coaches, players, staff and our true supporters.
"We are investigating this incident and, if identified, this individual will face the strongest action from the club."
The battle between
Chelseaand Tottenham was full of drama as
Cristian Romerowas not punished for tugging
Marc Cucurella’s hair as Tottenham attacked a corner moments before Harry Kane netted Tottenham’s late equalizer.
and Thomas Tuchel engaged in a running touchline battle and later were charged by the Football Association, with
Tuchel’s post-match commentsabout Anthony Taylor being investigated for further charges, with Tuchel believing both of Spurs’ goals should have been ruled out criticizing VAR referee Mike Dean as well.
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