PREMIER - Park Ji-sung: ''I request the fans to stop singing that word.''
Park Ji-sung, an ex-Manchester United player, has asked Manchester United fans to refrain from performing a song about him that contains a racist stereotype about his homeland of South Korea.
When Wolves debuted their new Korean striker Hwang Hee-chan against the Red Devils in August, the 40-year-old made his appeal after hearing United fans chant the song.
"I'm really sorry for him to hear that," said Park on the UTD Podcast.
"I have to educate the fans to stop that word, which is usually these days a racial insult to the Korean people."
He added: "Listening to the chant even 10 years later now, I feel sorry for the younger me who tried to overcome this discomfort that I felt back then.
"I also feel responsible for the young people who are still discriminated against as Asians or Koreans, and struggling with that kind of discomfort.
"I really request the fans to stop singing that word. It causes discomfort to Korean people when they hear that song. It's time to stop."
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