West Ham fan fined £184 for calling Tottenham’s Son Heung-min ‘DVD’

Home Football West Ham fan fined £184 for calling Tottenham’s Son Heung-min ‘DVD’

Thursday, 23 May 2019

AUTHOR arohi

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West Ham fan vs Tottenham’s Son Heung-min

As reported in the Guardian on Thursday, a West Ham fan has been fined for racially abusing Tottenham’s Son Heung-min.

The incident stems back to West Ham’s League Cup match against Spurs at the London Stadium back in October.

Tottenham won that cup tie 3-1, with Son scoring twice in the victory.

The authorities reacted to a complaint from one Hammers fan about the racial abuse aimed at Son from another Irons supporter.

Son Heung-min called ‘DVD’

The unnamed West Ham fan has since pleaded guilty to the racially aggravated offence.

The heart of the offence was the West Ham fan calling South Korean star Son “DVD”.

DVD is a well-known racial slur which is aimed at Asians, and Son has previously been targeted with that term before.

Millwall fans disgrace themselves with racist chants of 'DVD' and 'three for a fiver' at Tottenham's Son Heung-min https://t.co/ZGnqZ0jRBW pic.twitter.com/ADxn4xMxNX

— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) March 12, 2017

Indeed, this isn’t the first time a West Ham fan has adopted the slur against the Spurs forward.

West Ham fan fined £184

In total, the West Ham fan was fined £184 by the court, plus another £110 in costs.

While the court didn’t issue the fan with a football banning order, West Ham have confirmed the supporter is currently barred from attending matches.

The club have also said, however, the should the fan complete an educational course that decision may be reviewed.

A West Ham fan has been fined and banned indefinitely from the London Stadium after racially abusing Son Heung-min during the League Cup game against Tottenham in October https://t.co/fPWdewWSi0 #whufc #thfc

— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) May 22, 2019