The case of racism in control matches: D. Podence substitutes H. Hee-chan and strikes the opponent

2024-07-16 12:24 © Action Images via Reuters

Racism continues to persist in football.

"Wolverhampton" and "Como" clubs played friendly matches behind closed doors. During them, the "Wolves" striker Hwang Hee-chan was racially abused.

The South Korean forward was replaced by Daniel Podence, who then hit an unnamed "Como" player. After that, the Portuguese received a red card, was sent off the field.

This incident was confirmed by "Wolves" coach Gary O'Neil after the match.

𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗼
Wolves won the training game against Cosmo 1-0 but the story sadly is that Hwang Hee-Chan has been allegedly racially abused by Como defender in tonight's training game.

Daniel Podence was then… pic.twitter.com/xRXxlnU5dv

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