Chelsea supporter arrested for racially abusing Tottenham’s Son Heung-min
• Spurs investigating abuse of Antonio Rüdiger
English football’s racism crisis took a new twist after it emerged that a Chelsea supporter was arrested for racially abusing Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min on Sunday afternoon – during the Premier League match that had to be paused because a monkey chant was aimed at Chelsea’s Antonio Rüdiger by a section of the crowd.
Anthony Taylor, the referee, stopped play after Rüdiger claimed he had heard racist taunts during the second half of Chelsea’s victory over their London rivals. An announcement on the public address system informed the crowd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that “racist behaviour from spectators is interfering with the game”. The announcement was made on two further occasions in line with Premier League protocols.