Eight men have been arrested following a Metropolian Police investigation into the online abuse of an unnamed Tottenham player in April.
Police were alerted to a series of offensive posts aimed at a 'high profile London player' on social media after Tottenham's 3-1 home defeat to Manchester United on April 11, with officers working with social media companies to track the anonymous users down.
South Korean forward Son Heung-min had been targeted by trolls after the game, with the club slamming the 'abhorrent' abuse sent to him after he was accused of play-acting to get a United goal disallowed.