MADRID, 8 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Crystal Palace fan who made a discriminatory gesture and used racist insults against Korean striker Heung-Min Son in a match against Tottenham last May will not be able to enter any stadium for the next three years, according to a statement from the club. London broadcast this Wednesday.
“The club can confirm that a visiting fan found guilty of making a discriminatory gesture towards Heung-Min Son during our home Premier League match against Crystal Palace in May has been given a three-year suspension order following an appeal against the sentence. original,” Tottenham said in a statement.
This Palace fan is Robert Garland, 44, initially sentenced in August to 60 hours of community work and to pay a fine of 1,590 euros after pleading guilty to a racially aggravated public order offense for shouting and making gestures at the South Korean in a Premier League match played in May at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
However, the club showed its “concern” at the “leniency” of the initial punishment and thus transferred it to the Metropolitan Police and the United Kingdom Football Surveillance Unit. Then, the club and the police requested an appeal against the sentence, which caused the court to issue an order against the fan to suspend all football-related activities for three years.
“We thank the Police for their cooperation in this matter. We would like to reiterate that the club does not tolerate discrimination of any kind and will always seek to take the strongest possible measures against those responsible,” Tottenham’s statement concluded.