Football
Dan Kilpatrick, Tottenham Correspondent 7y

Tottenham 'strongly condemn' alleged racist chanting by Millwall fans

Tottenham Hotspur have said they "strongly condemn" the alleged racist chanting by Millwall supporters in Sunday's FA Cup quarterfinal and say they will hand over all footage to the relevant authorities.

Tottenham's South Korea forward Son Heung-Min, who scored a hat trick in the 6-0 win, was allegedly subjected to racist chanting from sections of the away support, numbering around 3,700, at White Hart Lane.

A Tottenham spokesman said: "We strongly condemn the use of any racist language. We shall be passing on all of our footage to the relevant authorities which can assist with the identification of anyone responsible for such chanting at yesterday's game."

A Millwall spokesman added: "Millwall have led the way on anti-discrimination initiatives and will continue to do so. The club is assisting the FA with their investigation and will make no further comment until that process is complete."

The Football Association has launched an investigation into the chanting but will wait for the report of referee Martin Atkinson, as well as information from the police and both clubs, before deciding whether to punish the League One side.

Tottenham removed advertising hoardings from the away end at White Hart Lane before the match as a precaution and stewards separating supporters were wearing hard-hats.

But a Tottenham source told ESPN FC there was relatively little disturbance in the away end and reported that the stadium was left in a better condition than after many Premier League matches.

A separate source told ESPN FC that Sunday's game had the biggest police presence at an English football match in 10 years, and the Metropolitan Police reported that just two people had been arrested and charged with public order offences.

Both managers said after the game that they did not hear the chants, although Millwall boss Neil Harris added: "Me personally, but the club also, we won't condone that. It's wrong in society, and it's wrong in football."

Herman Ouseley, the Millwall-supporting chairman of anti-racism group Kick It Out, told the Associated Press: "If complaints are made they will have to be looked at to see if they have any validity to see if it stirs up racial hatred."

Leicester City complained to the FA about "abuse, provocation and intimidation" of their players, supporters and staff in Millwall's win over the Foxes at the New Den in the previous round of the FA Cup.

In 2005, Paul Ince -- then manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers -- described chants of "DVD" by Millwall fans aimed at Seol Ki-Hyeon, who is from South Korea, as "disgraceful" after the player scored the winner in a 2-1 victory.

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