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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Karl Matchett

South Korea's Son Heung-min ‘faced a lot of racism’ when playing in Germany

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Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min says he was subjected to repeated incidents of racism after leaving his home nation of South Korea to move to Europe in 2008.

The attacker switched from FC Seoul to Hamburg’s youth system at that time, initially on an international exchange project, before officially signing for the club the following year.

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