The scourge of football. This Saturday, after the draw between Tottenham and Brighton (2-2), former RC Lens defender Kevin Danso was the victim of several racist insults on social networks after his performance during the match. To the point of seeing Tottenham react with a scathing press release this Sunday morning.
“Since yesterday’s match against Brighton, which took place during the Premier League’s ‘No Place for Racism’ weekend, Kevin Danso has been, and continues to be, the target of significant and abhorrent racist abuse on social media. We have heard and seen abject and dehumanizing racism. Behavior which undoubtedly constitutes a criminal offense. It will not be tolerated. The club is taking immediate action. We report all identified content to the Metropolitan Police and relevant authorities in the perpetrators’ country of residence, as well as to the relevant social media platforms. We will demand the strongest possible sanctions against each person identified. Kevin has our full support, as a player and as a person. No one in this club will ever be alone in this situation. Neither the form of the moment nor the classification can excuse or explain the racist insults. There is no link between on-field performance and the right to discriminate against a player. Criticism of performance is an integral part of the game. Racism is not.writes in particular the club press release.
