Football|The incident in the training match between Como and Wolverhampton has football fans talking.
Italian Como, who moved up to Serie A at the end of last season, and Premier League Wolverhampton met last Monday in a training match in Marbella. The match played behind closed doors saw an incident that is still being investigated.
The second half of the match was halfway through, when Wolves’ Korean striker Hwang Hee-chan claimed Como’s defense attorney called him a famous actor and stunt star Jackie Chan’s mark. of The Guardian by Hwang saw this as a racist expression.
The episode turned wild when a Wolves player Daniel Podence started to defend his teammate and hit a Como player. He got a red card for his act.
Wolves manager Gary O’Neil was ready to march his players to the locker room, but Hwang hoped the Wolves would play until the end.
Wolves said they would report the matter to UEFA, but Uefa said its discipline would only apply to its own competitions.
Como, on the other hand, has informed that it is a misunderstanding.
According to the club, the defender in question did not say anything derogatory, but referred to the Korean name Channy, which Wolves players also called Hwang.
“We are disappointed that the reactions of some Wolves players have turned a fly into a bull,” Como boss Mirwan Suwarso comment.
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