Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho was left saddened by the alleged racist abuse which was suffered by Chelsea center back Antonio Rudiger during Spurs’ 2-0 defeat this Sunday.
South Korean forward Son Heung-min and Rudiger were involved in an incident during the second half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and following the tangle, the Spurs attacker appeared to lash out with a reactionary kick.
And only shortly after the scuffle which was confirmed by Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta after the game, Rudiger reported to the Spaniard that he heard racist abuse from the section of Tottenham fans.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard also confirmed that the pair raised the incident with Premier League officials at the full-time whistle, while Spurs have launched their own investigation to find out what exactly happened in the incident.
But Spurs head coach Jose Mourinho has admitted that he is saddened by the alleged racist incident which took place and the 56-year-old ‘Special One’ stated, “I’m in the game, I’m focused on the game, I’m too far from the area where it looked like the incident happened,” he told reporters when asked if he heard anything.”
Mourinho further explained that he hates racism in society and even so in football, “I don’t have much to say other than it’s something that saddens me. I hate racism in society, I hate racism in football. I’m disappointed that things like that still can happen, but the referee stopped the game. He spoke to the players, he spoke to the captains, he spoke with the coaches”
