Park Ji-sung urges Manchester United fans not to sing chant with ‘racial insult’
04-Oct-2021 09:31:55 | The Guardian
- United fans reprised chant for Hwang Hee-chan at Wolves game
- Park tells club podcast the song still causes him ‘discomfort’
The former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung has urged the club’s fans to stop singing a song about him that contains a negative stereotype about his homeland of South Korea.
Park told the club’s official podcast that the song, which includes a reference to Koreans eating dog meat, caused him “discomfort” while he was at United. He was prompted to speak out after hearing United fans sing the song at Molineux in August when Wolves unveiled their new South Korean striker, Hwang Hee-chan.
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