Ex-Spurs star Taricco banned for racist gesture in S. Korea

Former Premier League defender Mauricio Taricco has been suspended for five games after making a racist gesture towards a referee in South Korea. The 52-year-old Argentine, now an assistant to manager Gus Poyet at South Korean champion

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Published 21 November 2025, 8:00 · Updated 18:13

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Ex-Spurs star Taricco banned for racist gesture in S. Korea

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Former Premier League defender Mauricio Taricco has been suspended for five games after making a racist gesture towards a referee in South Korea.

The 52-year-old Argentine, now an assistant to manager Gus Poyet at South Korean champions Jeonbuk, was found by K League officials to have made a “slant-eye” gesture earlier this month.

Taricco was sent off by referee Kim Woo-seong after the former Ipswich and Tottenham player argued that his team should have been awarded a penalty for handmall.

Ex-Spurs star Taricco banned for racist gesture in S. Korea

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