Serie A newcomers Como have launched an announcement insisting that one among their gamers didn’t deliberately make any derogatory feedback to Wolves ahead Hwang Hee-chan throughout a pre-season pleasant on Monday evening, however have condemned racism ‘and any type of it’.
An unnamed Como participant was alleged to have made racist remarks to South Korea worldwide Hwang Hee-chan throughout a pre-season pleasant in Marbella on Monday evening.
The incident sparked a fiery response from a few of Hwang’s Wolves teammates and ultimately led to the dismissal of ahead Daniel Podence, who reportedly threw a punch within the aftermath.
The unsavoury scenes occurred mid-way by means of the second half of the pre-season run-out.
Como reply to Hwang Hee-chan incident
Como declare of their assertion that one among their defenders stated “ignore him, he thinks he’s Jackie Chan,” however insist that this was in reference to Hwang Hee-chan’s identify, and the truth that his teammates discuss with him as ‘Channy’.
“Our membership doesn’t tolerate racism and condemns all types of it within the strongest doable method,” the membership wrote in an official assertion on Tuesday morning.
“We spoke to the defender in query to know what was stated. He informed us the remark he made to his co-defender was: “ignore him, he thinks he’s Jackie Chan.”
“Having spoken to our gamers at size, we’re assured this was in reference to the participant’s identify, and to the fixed references of ‘Channy’ made by his personal teammates on the pitch.
“So far as our membership is anxious our participant didn’t say something in a derogatory method.
“We’re disillusioned that the response of sure Wolves gamers has seen the incident blown out of proportion.”
Official assertion relating to yesterday’s incident throughout our pleasant vs. Wolves: pic.twitter.com/BuacRrbOQU
— Como1907 (@Como_1907) July 16, 2024
What Wolves coach O’Neill needed to say
“Channy heard a racist comment which is basically disappointing. I spoke to Channy about it, checked whether or not he wished to take the crew off or come off himself, however he was eager the crew carried on and acquired the work they wanted,” O’Neill stated in his post-match interview.
“It’s actually disappointing that it occurred, that we’ve to speak about it and that it impacted the sport – not perfect and issues like that shouldn’t be round.
“He’s actually disillusioned, in fact, and understandably. I’m pleased with the truth that he wished to hold on and put his crew first in a tough second for him. He knew it was a pre-season journey and he wished the lads to work and get their minutes, though he’d suffered one thing massively offensive.
“Channy will likely be OK, he’ll get our full help and we’ll decide him up within the morning and ensure he’s OK.”
Gary O’Neil addresses the incident that overshadowed our first pre-season coaching sport.
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— Wolves (@Wolves) July 15, 2024
