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Jonathan White

English Premier League side Everton are investigating a reported racist incident directed at Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean international footballer Son Heung-min.
“Everton is investigating an alleged incident of racist behaviour by a supporter attending today’s fixture against Tottenham,” read a statement on Twitter from Everton Fan Services after the game at Goodison Park in Liverpool.
“Everton strongly condemns any form of racism. Any such behaviour has no place within our stadium, our club, our community or our game.”
Images of a supporter making an apparently racist gesture were shared on social media with football fans calling for the culprit to be banned from Everton’s stadium.

This incident, if proven, is not the first time that Son has been the victim of racist abuse in English football.
Earlier this year a West Ham fan was fined for calling Son “DVD”, while in 2017 fans of the club shared a video on social media where they asked the player if he “made DVDs”.

| Everton is investigating an alleged incident of racist behaviour by a supporter attending today’s fixture against Tottenham.
Everton strongly condemns any form of racism. Any such behaviour has no place within our stadium, our Club, our community or our game.
— Everton Fan Services (@efc_fanservices) November 3, 2019

The alleged incident took place following Son’s red card for a tackle on Everton’s Andre Gomes. The Portugal international fell awkwardly and went to hospital with a suspected ankle fracture.
Son, who was visibly distraught at seeing the injury, was initially given a yellow card before VAR overruled referee Martin Atkinson’s decision to give him a red.
The decision provoked debate among fans and pundits, while the Premier League explained the decision in a statement.

Should Son have received a red card?#MOTD2 pic.twitter.com/JTbOpxVx7p
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) November 3, 2019

“The red card for Son was for endangering the safety of a player which happened as a consequence of his initial challenge,” the league confirmed.
Son’s teammates said the South Korea forward was inconsolable.
“Sonny is devastated and in tears. It's not his fault,” Dele Alli told Sky Sports.

Mauricio Pochettino applauds @Everton captain Seamus Coleman, who came into the @SpursOfficial dressing room to console Heung-min Son following Andre Gomes' horrific injury
https://t.co/zLoxZOrCtN pic.twitter.com/PBlbBrjAFP
— Hayters TV (@HaytersTV) November 3, 2019

Everton captain Seamus Coleman went to the away dressing room to console Son after the game and reassure him that they apportioned no blame for Gomes’ injury.
The gesture was applauded by Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino.
“I want to say thank you to the captain, Coleman,” he told reporters.
“They came to the dressing room to console Sonny and now he’s very calm. I want to say thank you to the players and Coleman, who came in on behalf of the players of Everton.”


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Images of gesture towards South Korean striker shared on social media as supporters call for club to ban culprit
VAR overruled referee, who had initially given the forward a yellow card for tackle on Andre Gomes



Images of gesture towards South Korean striker shared on social media as supporters call for club to ban culprit.


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