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Bentancur, Son & the rise of racism against South East Asians in football

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The seven-game ban given to Tottenham's Rodrigo Bentancur for a racial slur about team-mate Son Heung-min has restarted the conversation about racism towards players and fans of East and South East Asian descent.

Anti-racism charity Kick It Out (KIO) says there has been a rise in both incidents of racism towards East and South East Asian players - and reports of those incidents, highlighted in these statistics: