Palace supporter banned for discrimination against Son

A Crystal Palace supporter who racially abused Tottenham’s attacker Son Heung-Min has been banned from attending games for 3 years after Spurs appeal.

A Crystal Palace fan has received a three-year ban from football for racially abusing Tottenham and South Korea forward Son Heung-min. #HapaNdipo pic.twitter.com/jRw6q4V9fD

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The episode happened during Tottenham’s 1-0 victory in the league at their stadium against Crystal Palace in the past season in May with images showing a fan appearing to mock Son’s ethnicity.

After evidence were provided to the police, the supporter admitted his guilt and was sanctioned with 60 hours of charity work and a fine.

However, Tottenham were unhappy with his punishment and demanded a stronger penalty, which led to the supporter receiving a greater ban.

“The Metropolitan Police, supported by the team, approached the English Football Policing Unit to seek an appeal vs. the punishment and, as a result of that action, the court issued the fan with a 3-year football banning order.”