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Mattis Tel (20, Tottenham), who dreams of becoming the successor of Son Heung-min (LAFC), broke his silence over the controversy of racism. I made my first position public.
Tel said on his SNS on the 20th (Korean time) 'The last few days have passed, and I would like to thank everyone who sent me a message of support. I'm disappointed about Wednesday (13th) night, but racism is unacceptable in our society. 'Every day is a time of learning, a lesson. I know where I came from and where I started. None of this can bring me down.'
In the 2025 UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy on the 14th, Tel replaced Mohamed Kudus in the 34th minute of the second half.
But Tottenham were frustrated at the top threshold. Mickey van der Penn in the 39th minute of the first half and Christian Romero in the 3rd minute of the second half scored a goal from a set piece. However, at the end of the second half, his second chance to win after the Europa League flew into thin air. PSG's Lee Kang-in inserted a dagger. In the 40th minute of the second half, when he was losing, he scored a chase goal with a left-footed mid-range shot that stabbed the corner of the goal from the front of the arc.
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PSG brought the game to square one with a dramatic header from Gonzalo Hamus in the 49th minute of second-half stoppage time. There is no overtime in the Super Cup. The fate of the penalty shootout was mixed.
With PSG's No. 1 kicker Vitinha and Tottenham's No. 3 Van der Penn missing, Tel came out as the No. 4 runner. But the ball that left his foot went off the post. On the other hand, Lee Kang-in stepped up as the fourth kicker and calmly scored a goal. PSG ended with Nuno Mendes as the last kicker. PSG won the penalty shootout 4-3 to lift its first Super Cup trophy since its foundation.
Tel was caught in the crossfire. Criticism poured in on his social media. On the ground, there were also racist articles that could never be tolerated. Tottenham responded hard and covered Tel.
Tottenham say: 'We are disgusted by the racial abuse Tel received on social media after last night's UEFA Super Cup defeat. Tel stepped up as a penalty kicker, showing courage and boldness that he did not hesitate to do. Those who abuse him are just cowards who hide behind anonymous username and profile and spread hateful views.
And 'We will work with authorities, social media platforms to take the strongest possible action against any individual who can be identified. We stand with Tel.
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Tottenham defeated Burnley 3-0 in the opening match of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2025-2026 season on the 17th and succeeded in turning the tables. Tel, from France, is a newcomer to Tottenham this summer.
Making his debut in the first team at the age of 16, the youngest member of the club at Stadren, he joined Bayern Munich in the prestigious Bundesliga in July 2022. He broke the club's record for the youngest score in a month and received expectations.
However, there were not many opportunities after Harry Kane nestled at Bayern in the summer of 2023. Tel played in a total of 83 games during his three seasons with Bayern, scoring 16 goals and eight assists. He played in 60 matches in the Bundesliga, scored 12 goals and 6 assists, scored 2 goals and 1 assist in 16 matches in the European Champions League, and scored 2 goals and 1 assist in 6 matches in the DFB Pokal.
The way out was Tottenham. He moved to Tottenham on the last day of the winter transfer market in February this year. Tottenham have agreed on a loan deal with Bayern on the condition that they completely sign Tel.
Tel is considered a rising star to fill Son Heung-min's vacancy. He scored three goals in 20 appearances for Tottenham last season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
