Wolverhampton Wanderers can’t believe it either. In response to the racial abuse of Hwang Hee-chan (28), an opposing club has come up with a ridiculous excuse.
“Our club does not tolerate racism,” the Italian soccer team Como said on its official channel on Nov. 16 (KST). ‘During the game against Wolverhampton, Como players saw Hwang and said, ’Ignore him, he thinks he’s Jackie Chan (Jackie Chan). There was no racism.”
During Como’s game against Wolverhampton, Daniel Fodens, 29, who heard racist comments, was sent off for punching an opponent. “Some Wolverhampton players overreacted to the incident,” Como said. The club is disappointed by this incident,” Como said in a statement.
Como’s racial slur against Hwang Hee-chan has already become a huge issue in the UK. The Athletic reported, “Hwang was subjected to racist comments during the match between Wolverhampton and Como. Wolverhampton will lodge an official complaint with UEFA,” reported The Athletic.
According to local media, Huang was subjected to racist remarks from Como players during a friendly match with Como. “Our player saw Hwang Hee-chan and said he looked like Jackie Chan,” Como himself reported. But he didn’t admit that the comment was racist.
It’s a lame excuse. In the non-Asian world, the “all Asians look alike” comment is a classic racist slur. Just last month, Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, 27, told a Uruguayan broadcaster, “I don’t know 해외 카지노 사이트 if this jersey belongs to Son Heung-min, 32, or his cousin. The Koreans look the same,” causing quite a stir. At the time, Bentancur immediately apologized to Son Heung-min.
The UK”s Daily Mail also highlighted a racist incident that occurred during a match between Como and Wolverhampton. “Wolverhampton are set to lodge a formal complaint. Fordens was sent off for throwing a punch at a Como player.” ”The game could have gone on for a lot longer. The game was restarted after manager Gary O’Neill spoke to Hwang Hee-chan directly.”
O’Neill even strongly criticized Como’s behavior in an interview with Wolverhampton’s official channel. “Chani (Hwang) heard the racist comments, he was really disappointed,” he said, adding, ”I spoke to him myself, I asked him if he needed to be substituted, I wanted him to keep playing, but Como’s behavior is obviously disappointing.”
O’Neill added: “It’s not ideal that this happened in a friendly match. It should never happen in a friendly,” O’Neill added.
Wolverhampton also said: “Racism in any form is unacceptable. We will be lodging a formal complaint with UEFA.”
Earlier in the day, Wolverhampton beat Serie A-promoted Como 1-0 thanks to a Matt Doherty (32) header.
