{"id":118106,"date":"2023-11-09T10:33:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T10:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/09\/fan-banned-for-abusing-spurs-son\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T10:33:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T10:33:27","slug":"fan-banned-for-abusing-spurs-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/09\/fan-banned-for-abusing-spurs-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan Banned For Abusing Spur&#8217;s Son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Crystal Palace fan who made a discriminatory gesture towards Son Heung-Min has been banned from attending matches for three years following an appeal by Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place during Spurs\u2019 1-0 Premier League home win on May 6, with images circulating on social media showing a supporter appearing to mock Son\u2019s ethnicity.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After evidence was gathered by the Metropolitan Police, the fan pleaded guilty and was initially sanctioned with 60 hours of unpaid work and costs.<\/p>\n<p>However, Spurs believed the punishment was insufficient and sought a stronger penalty after raising concerns with the Met and UK Football Policing Unit.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A club statement released on Wednesday said: \u201cThe Metropolitan Police, supported by the club, approached the UK Football Policing Unit to seek an appeal against the sentence and, as a direct result, the court issued the supporter with a three-year football banning order.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank the Police for their cooperation on the matter. 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