Tottenham have offered to help Leeds United indentify those behind the horrendous remarks

The Premier League has underlined that those found to have racially abused Jayden Bogle will face criminal prosecution and match bans. Tottenham Hotspur have offered to help Leeds United identify those responsible.

Leeds defender Bogle was subject to racism on his Instagram account following Saturday’s 1-0 win over Spurs, in which the defender was involved in a contentious VAR red card call after his tackle left Mathys Tel injured.

The player permitted Leeds to share a number of the horrific comments - some of which included references to his family - to highlight the severity of the contents. Leeds have vowed to take the strongest possible action against individuals identified to have been behind the racism.

Tottenham - who are submitting a complaint to Pro Ref about Bogle not being handed a red card after the VAR check - have offered their support to Leeds in helping to catch the abusers.

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A statement from the London club said: “We are disgusted to hear that Leeds United’s Jayden Bogle has been subjected to racist abuse on social media following our Premier League fixture at Elland Road on Saturday.

“Racism is abhorrent behaviour for which there is no place in football or society. We have offered Leeds United our support in identifying those responsible and we will pursue every available avenue to ensure they are identified and face the full consequences of their actions.

“Regardless of club allegiances and on-pitch results, no-one should ever stand alone in the face of this.”

Leeds are set to work with the Premier League and relevant authorities to identify the people being the accounts that sent the abuse. Those found to have been racist in connection to a football match can face up to six months in prison and be banned from regulated matches for 10 years.

A Premier League statement on the racism suffered by Bogle said: “We join Leeds United in condemning the abhorrent online racist abuse targeted at Jayden Bogle and have offered our full support to Jayden and the club.

“Anybody found guilty of committing discriminatory abuse will face club bans and criminal prosecution. Racism has no place in our game or anywhere in society.”