August 18, (THEWILL) – The Chelsea fan who appeared to make a racial gesture against Tottenham striker, Son Heung-Min, during Sunday’s Premier League match, will face the “strongest action,” according to a barbed statement from Chelsea.
Son was set to take a corner kick during the fixture when a fan in the Stamford Bridge crowd made an offensive gesture directed towards the player’s race. Chelsea referred to the actions as “totally abhorrent,” and they are looking into the situation to find the offender.
The Blues issued a formal statement that read: “Chelsea Football Club finds any form of discriminatory behaviour totally abhorrent. It has no place at Chelsea or in any of our communities.
“Chelsea FC has consistently made its zero tolerance position on discriminatory behaviour very clear, yet there are still idiots like this that attach themselves to this club as so-called ‘fans’, which shames Chelsea FC, our coaches, players, staff and our true supporters.
“We are investigating this incident and, if identified, this individual will face the strongest action from the club.”
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