Thursday 14 Aug/2025 – 06:12 PM
It sparked a match European Super CupThat brought together Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint -Germain in the Italian city of Udinese, a widespread controversy after the French striker Matthias Tel, the Spurs striker, had racist abuse via social media.
The match witnessed Tottenham’s progress with two clean goals by Mickey Van de Vin and Cristian Romero, before Saint-Germain succeeded in equalizing, the two teams resorted to penalty shootouts, and during the decisive kicks, Tail missed a decisive penalty, which gave the Parisian team the opportunity to win 4-3 and crown the title.
The full story about the racism that affected the Tottenham player after the European Super match
After the match, the 20 -year -old faced a wave of racist abuse on the Internet, which prompted Tottenham to issue an official statement in which he expressed disgust from these actions, describing the abusers as cowards hiding behind fake names to spread their hateful opinions.
The club affirmed that it will cooperate with the authorities and social media platforms to take the utmost legal measures against any person who proves his involvement, praising the courage of Tel in the progress of the penalty kick despite the great pressure.
It is noteworthy that Matthias Tell joined Tottenham permanently last June, coming from Bayern Munich in a deal of about 30 million pounds, after playing with the team loaned last season.
The player has full support from his colleagues and the technical staff led by coach Thomas Frank, who praised the team’s spirit despite the loss.
