‘We need to be strong against racists’ Vertonghen condemns abuse of Rüdiger
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• Tottenham defender backs stiffer punishments for abuse• Chelsea’s Willian says perpetrators should be banned
An apologetic Jan Vertonghen condemned the behaviour of “minority idiots” after Chelsea’s 2-0 victory at Tottenham was overshadowed by the game having to be halted when Antonio Rüdiger was racially abused by a section of the crowd.
Spurs have vowed to take the “strongest possible action” against any individual found to have abused Rüdiger, who appeared to indicate he had been targeted with a monkey chant. Continue reading...