London: Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger demanded swift punishments for Tottenham fans who aimed monkey noises at him on Sunday during a London derby where the stadium announcer issued three warnings for the racism to stop in an unprecedented move for the Premier League.
“It's just such a shame that racism still exists in 2019,” Rudiger tweeted. “When will this nonsense stop?”
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If not, then there must have been witnesses in the stadium who saw and heard the incident. It's just such a shame that racism still exists in 2019. When will this nonsense stop? (4/4)
— Antonio Rüdiger (@ToniRuediger) December 22, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">If not, then there must have been witnesses in the stadium who saw and heard the incident. It's just such a shame that racism still exists in 2019. When will this nonsense stop? (4/4)
— Antonio Rüdiger (@ToniRuediger) December 22, 2019If not, then there must have been witnesses in the stadium who saw and heard the incident. It's just such a shame that racism still exists in 2019. When will this nonsense stop? (4/4)
— Antonio Rüdiger (@ToniRuediger) December 22, 2019
The latest high-profile incident of racism at an English stadium led to calls from the players' union for a government inquiry to hasten the search for solutions along with the police and officials across soccer.
The announcements at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium were made at 10-minute intervals, starting midway through the second half of the game with Chelsea leading 2-0, which was the final result.
The Professional Footballers' Association has called for a government inquiry following the allegations.
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Now more than ever we must unite and stand strong and together to confront, challenge and eradicate racist abuse in our stadiums and in our country.
— Professional Footballers' Association (@PFA) December 22, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Now more than ever we must unite and stand strong and together to confront, challenge and eradicate racist abuse in our stadiums and in our country.
— Professional Footballers' Association (@PFA) December 22, 2019Now more than ever we must unite and stand strong and together to confront, challenge and eradicate racist abuse in our stadiums and in our country.
— Professional Footballers' Association (@PFA) December 22, 2019
Among a series of tweets following the match, the PFA posted: "Now more than ever we must unite and stand strong and together to confront, challenge and eradicate racist abuse in our stadiums and in our country.
"We believe that the time has come for all governing bodies to unite collectively to end this abuse.
