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Premier League: Son Heung-min Racially Abused Online After Tottenham's Loss To Manchester United

The South Korea international was involved in an incident which saw a goal from Edinson Cavani ruled out in the first half as Tottenham lost 3-1 to Manchester United.

12 April 2021
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Forward Son Heung-min, who scored Tottenham's goal, was targeted with racist insults.
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Premier League: Son Heung-min Racially Abused Online After Tottenham's Loss To Manchester United
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2021-04-12T10:38:44+05:30

Tottenham forward Son Heung-min became the latest Premier League player to be targeted with racist abuse on social media following a match.  (More Football News)

The South Korea international was involved in an incident which saw a goal from Edinson Cavani ruled out in the first half as Tottenham lost 3-1 to Manchester United.

Scott McTominay was adjudged to have fouled Son in the buildup to what would have been the opening goal of the game.

Son, who scored Tottenham's goal, was targeted with racist insults both in replies to a tweet from Tottenham's official account and in the comments section on his most recent Instagram post.

"Another matchday and more abhorrent racial abuse suffered by one of our players," Tottenham said in a statement.

"This has again been reported to the platforms and we shall now undertake a full review alongside the Premier League to determine the most effective action moving forward. We stand with you, Sonny."

Twitter and Facebook-owned Instagram have declined interview requests recently from The Associated Press to discuss how they are working to eradicate racist abuse sent to footballers.


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