“He thinks he’s Jackie Chan”: South Korean Hwang Hee-chan victim of racist remarks, his federation defends him

La Fédération sud-coréenne dénonce auprès de la Fifa le racisme subi par Hwang Hee-chan. MAXPPP – Richard Sellers

the essential The South Korean Football Association (KFA) has written to FIFA to denounce alleged racist remarks towards Wolverhampton international striker Hwang Hee-chan, made by a player from the Italian club Como during a football match. a friendly meeting.

The Federation sent a letter to the international football body on Thursday. On ;#39; "eradicate racism on football fields".

The 28-year-old himself denounced racist remarks made by a Como player on Monday during a preparation match in Spain, calling him "Jackie Chan", name of the famous Chinese actor.

The Wolves striker then reacted on Instagram, writing "racism is intolerable in sport and in all aspects of life&quot ;. A publication that garnered 143,500 likes.

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The club from northern Italy, coached by Cesc Fabregas, in turn responded, saying that this player, whose name was not given, had instead said & nbsp;: "Ignore it ! He thinks he is Jackie Chan", and that this was mainly in reference to the name Hwang Hee-chan and the nickname given by his own teammates, &quot ;Channy".

In 2021, Son Heung-min, star of the South Korean selection, was also the subject of racist tweets. Eight men were arrested in England and Wales in 2021.