The world of sport has once again suffered a wave of racism.
Heung-Min Son suffered a chain of racist insults through the social network Twitter after the defeat of Tottenham Hotspur by 1-3 before Manchester United, The same that the Spurs have raised the respective complaints so that action is taken on the matter.
The painting directed by Jose Mourinho issued a statement in which he showed his full support for the South Korean attacker with the message “We are with you, Sonny”.
“Another day and more abominable racial abuses suffered by one of our players,” says the official account of the team.
“This has been reported back to the platforms and we will now conduct a full review together with the Premier League to determine the most effective action going forward. We are with you, Sonny ”, he sealed.
Another matchday and more abhorrent racial abuse suffered by one of our players. 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. pic.twitter.com/fNBpSykJJo
– Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 11, 2021
According to information from Sky Sports News, Twitter continues to investigate the case in which numerous posts of a racially offensive nature have already been removed.
In turn, a spokesperson for the platform told the media that its mission is to guarantee that a site free of racism in which all users, from fans and players, operate safely.
“There is no place for racist abuse on Twitter and we are firm in our commitment to guarantee that the conversation of soccer in our service is safe for the fans, the players and all those involved in the game, ”he said.
Recently, different players such as Raheem Sterling, Colin Kazim-Richards, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Naby Keita y Rinsola Babajide, they had been racially attacked throughout the current campaign; so that some organizations and clubs have joined the fight against these acts by deactivate their official accounts as a show of support.
With information from Sky Sports News
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