Chelsea supporter arrested for allegedly racially abusing Son Heung-min

" Incident was reported to police by fellow Chelsea fan
" Spurs investigating verbal abuse of Antonio Ri1/4diger

English football's racism crisis took a new twist after it emerged that a Chelsea supporter was arrested for allegedly racially abusing Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min on Sunday during the Premier League match that had to be paused because a monkey chant was aimed at Chelsea's Antonio Ri1/4diger by members of the home crowd.

Anthony Taylor, the referee, stopped play after Ri1/4diger claimed he had heard racist taunts during the second half of Chelsea's victory over their London rivals. An announcement on the public address system informed the crowd at the Tottenham stadium that "racist behaviour from spectators is interfering with the game". The announcement was made on two further occasions, in line with Premier League protocols.

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