Published 16:24 IST, December 24th 2019

Tottenham hire lip readers while investigating alleged racist abuse of Antonio Rudiger

Tottenham Hotspur have consulted lip readers to investigate the alleged racist abuse of Antonio Rudiger during their recent 0-2 Premier League loss to Chelsea.

Reported by: Daniel Arambur
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Tottenham Hotspur suffered an embarrassing 0-2 defeat against Chelsea in front of home fans on Sunday. Son Heung-min was shown a red card during game. However, racist chants directed towards Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger spoilt vibe of game as it revealed ugly side of football. Tottenham Hotspur claimed that y would definitely look into incident and punish those found guilty.

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Tottenham officials consult lip readers during Antonio Rudiger racism investigation

Post nasty incident on Sunday evening, Tottenham Hotspur released a follow-up statement on Monday evening that stated, ‘We are able to track every fan via cameras and have spent many hours reviewing CCTV foot. We have engd lip readers to study foot and contacted Chelsea for furr information from ir players.’

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statement furr added that any fan found to be guilty will receive a lifetime ban. club asked football fans to be patient as officials will carry out  investigation as per usual protocols mentioned in PFA handbook. Spurs also said y have asked Premier League to "clarify position regarding use of se protocols to all stakeholders going forward".

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14:55 IST, December 24th 2019