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Crystal Palace pledge to ban fan after Spurs’ Son allegedly racially abused

07-May-2023 08:59:00 | The Guardian

• Man in away section on Saturday allegedly made racist gesture
• Crystal Palace say: ‘When he is identified, he will face a club ban’

Crystal Palace have said they will ban an individual who allegedly racially abused Tottenham’s Son Heung-min during their side’s 1-0 defeat on Saturday. Tottenham had earlier announced they had launched an investigation after footage circulated on social media of a man in the away end at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium seemingly making a racist gesture towards their player.

The alleged incident occurred in the 89th minute of Spurs’ 1-0 win when Son, the South Korea captain, was replaced by substitute Arnaut Danjuma but had to walk around the outside of the pitch and past the Palace travelling support.