Antonio Rudiger was allegedly racially abused in Tottenham v Chelsea match with referee Anthony Taylor reporting the incident midway through the second half.
The player could be seen saying to the referee that he could hear monkey noises made at him, which then led to Taylor informing both managers Frank Lampard and Jose Mourinho what happened.
Rüdiger being racially abused, no surprise there pic.twitter.com/290AtEWh32
— J (@KanteleIe) December 22, 2019
A stadium announcement could be heard saying “racist behaviour among spectators is interfering with the game”.
Tottenham said in a statement: “We are now conducting a thorough investigation which will include liaising with Chelsea and their players for their observations.
“Any form of racism is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated in our stadium. We take any such allegations extremely seriously and shall take the strongest possible action against any individual found to be behaving in such a way, including stadium bans.”
Frank Lampard his his say on what happened.
Frank Lampard on the racist abuse Rudiger suffered
?"I haven't spoken to Tony, but they are now speaking to the officials" pic.twitter.com/16n2gxuXZp
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) December 22, 2019
Chelsea captain Azpilicueta told Sky Sports: “You know it is very clear every time we have meetings with the Premier League and the referees. Before the game, we have been told to report if any incidents of racism happen straight away to the referee.
“Antonio came to me and told me that he had listened to racist songs towards him so I just reported it to the referee immediately.
“I left it to the ref to do his job. We are very concerned and aware of this behaviour, altogether we have to stop it.
“(I don’t know if other players heard) because we went straight to play and then the incident with Son and his red card was towards this area, where it happened.
“I hope everything becomes clear and we eradicate it as soon as possible. It’s an issue in not only football but life – we need to work together towards eradication.”
"Toni came to me and told me he was hearing some racism so I reported it to the referee immediately."
Cesar Azpilicueta explains what happened in the second half regarding the alleged racial abuse of Antonio Rudiger.
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— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 22, 2019
Spurs boss Jose Mourinho added: “I saw nothing. I saw the referee following the protocol, I saw the referee speaking with (fourth official Andre) Marriner, I saw the referee coming to me and to Lampard and tell us what was going on, and the protocol was followed.
“Every club is together on this situation and of course we are disappointed.”
Jose Mourinho on the racism towards Rudiger
?"Our club will deal with it, We are one of the clubs where everyone is together in this situation" pic.twitter.com/bmorkOy8Uj
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) December 22, 2019
Two goals from Willian made sure Chelsea got all three points, they sit 4th in the Premier League table with Spurs remaining 7th.
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