East Asian-ASEAN players in the Premier League face more racism
From the case where the English Football Association (FA) ordered a 7-match ban on Rodrigo Bentancur. Tottenham Hotspur’s Uruguayan midfielder was fined 100,000 pounds (4.4 million baht). For using racist language towards Son Heung-min. the South Korean captain is a teammate at the ทางเข้า ufabet club.
The latest is that the anti-racism charity Kick It Out (KIO) has revealed. That there has been an increase in racism towards East Asian and ASEAN players in the past. There were 395 incidents of racism in the English Premier League for the 2023-2024 season. Up from 277 incidents in the 2022-2023 season. Of all the racist incidents were against players with East Asian backgrounds. Looking back at the past 5 seasons. There were 327 incidents of direct discrimination. Against East Asian and ASEAN players only 7 players were involved. However, the KIO did not name those players.
For famous East Asian players currently playing in the Premier League. They include Son Heung-min (Spurs-South Korea), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolves-South Korea), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton-Japan), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal-Japan), Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace-Japan), Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton-Japan)…
Spurs have already appealed Bentancur’s ban. While Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has criticised the decision, calling it a “very wrong decision”.
East Asian countries include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan. ASEAN countries include Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Brunei, Vietnam, and the Philippines.