Tottenham Hotspur’s Destiny Udogie has suffered racist abuse online following the club’s 2-1 victory over Liverpool on Saturday.
The Lilywhites had failed to beat the Reds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium every time since its opening, but finally put that run of poor form to bed this weekend.
Destiny Udogie was at the heart of Tottenham’s performance, but also found himself involved in one of the many controversies in the game.
Diogo Jota was shown a yellow card when he appeared to trip the Spurs left-back, but replays showed the contact was extremely minimal, and was certainly not done on purpose.
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 16: Destiny Udogie of Tottenham Hotspur passes the ball during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 16, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Destiny Udogie subjected to racist abuse online
A few minutes later, now on a yellow, Jota decided to dive in and attempt to win the ball back from Udogie after the Liverpool star had his pocket picked. The result was a second yellow and a red.
Tottenham went on to win the game thanks to a horrible VAR offside call and a late own goal from Joel Matip, and Udogie posted on Instagram to celebrate the victory.
Unfortunately, the Italian was subjected to numerous cases of racist abuse in the comment, with screenshots of racist slurs going around social media. To make matters worse, the media coverage of this has been woefully poor.
We at The Spurs Web condemn any kind of abuse on social media, and urge true football fans to report any racist comments they may come across. The footballing world is more important than petty rivalries.
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