Spurs to ban fans for racially abusing Asian supporter after video shared on social media, ‘superfan’ apologises on Facebook
- Video is shared on social media leading to fans calling on club to ban abusers
- So-called ‘superfan’ behind video apologises on Facebook but club confirm ban and ejection from Saturday’s loss to Wolves
English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have banned supporters after a video of him racially abusing an Asian fan was circulated on social media.
The Daily Mail reported that the club ejected them ahead of the 3-1 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley on Saturday and they will be banned.
“Those involved have been identified, ejected from today’s game and will face a ban. We are grateful to supporters for bringing this to our attention,” said a club spokesperson.
Twitter users had campaigned for the club to ban the fan after the video was posted by an Arsenal fan called “The Masked Gooner”, with Tottenham fans leading the calls.
In the video in question, two men dressed in Spurs shirts secretly film an unknown Asian fan behind them with one of the video’s creators, in face paint with “Spurs” painted on his forehead, leading the abuse.
It begins with multiple references to Chinese cuisine before comparing the Asian fan to Tottenham and South Korea forward Son Heung-min.
The face-painted fan in the video is known as Vincente Spurs, the self proclaimed “number one Tottenham man” with two fan pages on Facebook and something of a cult following.
