Key Takeaways
- Tottenham have reported sickening online racism aimed at Kevin Danso to police.
- The defender’s stoppage-time mistake let Brighton grab a 2-2 draw on Sunday.
- Abuse came during the league’s own anti-racism week, prompting fresh calls for tougher action.
Tottenham Hotspur have hit out at the “vile, dehumanising” racist messages sent to centre-back Kevin Danso after his late error helped Brighton & Hove Albion snatch a 2-2 draw.
The club say the posts are a clear crime and have already passed details to police. Spurs vow to ban anyone identified and to press for the heaviest penalties.
Danso, 27, mis-timed a clearance in added time, allowing Georginio Rutter to level and leave Spurs second-bottom of the Premier League. Within minutes, the Austria international faced a wave of hate online.
“Kevin has our full backing as a player and as a human being,” Spurs said. “Form or league position never justify racism. We will not tolerate it.”
The incident landed on the same weekend the Premier League ran its “No Room For Racism” campaign. Danso wrote on Instagram that the abuse “will not define me” and vowed to stay focused.
The league echoed the club’s anger, stating that anyone who racially abuses players “is not welcome in our game” and promised joint action with clubs, police and social media firms.
This season has already seen several similar cases. In February alone, four top-flight players were targeted, while last week Sunderland condemned slurs aimed at Brian Brobbey after he scored against Tottenham.