The online abuse occurred during Tottenham’s 2-0 triumph over London rivals West Ham on Sunday.
TOTTENHAM HAVE CALLED for social media companies to take action after Son Heung-min was subjected to “utterly reprehensible” racist abuse online.
Following the match, Spurs posted on Twitter: “We have been made aware of the utterly reprehensible online racist abuse directed at Heung-Min Son during today’s match, which has been reported by the club. We strongly condemn the racist abuse aimed at Heung-Min Son this evening. This has no place in our game and we fully support the authorities and social media companies to take the strongest possible action to tackle it.Anti-racism group Kick It Out earlier this month demanded “meaningful reforms” after Brentford striker Ivan Toney was subjected to racial abuse on Instagram.
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