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Chelsea: Antonio Rudiger says 'racism won' after no evidence found to support abuse claim


Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger said he had heard monkey noises from the crowd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has said “racism won” after no evidence was found to support his claim of abuse from fans at Tottenham on 22 December.

Play was stopped during the Blues’ 2-0 win after Germany centre-back Rudiger, 26, said he heard monkey noises.

On 6 January, Spurs said they and police had “exhausted” all lines of enquiry but could not “corroborate or contradict” the allegation.

Rudiger said: “They never get punished. In the end, I’m the scapegoat.”

In a statement released on Monday, after Rudiger’s latest comments, Tottenham said: “The club should like to reiterate that we fully support the action that Rudiger took in this situation, and we would encourage any player to do the same if they too are faced with this scenario in the future.”

Spurs said they “remain open” to revisiting the investigation should any “any new information come to light”.

Speaking to Sky Sports Germany