"If Son Heung-min is guilty, is he born in East Asia?" The shocking reality of racism as reported by the BBC
Nov 21, 2024
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In an article titled `BBC" on the 21st (Korea Standard Time), `Increasing Racism toward Bentancourt, Son Heung-min and Southeast Asia in the Soccer World```````````````````````````. In particular, 55% of reports of racism against certain players last season were targeting East Asian players, according to the report.
In other words, at least one of the two reports of racism was directed at East Asian players such as Son Heung-min.
'BBC' said the KIO has not identified the names of players who have been regularly targeted for the past five seasons, and inferred that '7' is a famous style from East Asia. Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) of South Korea, Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) of Japan, Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arnall), Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) and Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton) of Asia are currently active on the EPL stage.
Among them, 'BBC' paid particular attention to Son Heung-min, one of the best Asian stars in EPL history. `Son Heung-min has been insulted by racism several times. Since entering the EPL in 2015, he has been racist from Manchester United, Chelsea, Palace and West Ham fans from 2019 to 2023. Recently, Nottingham Forest fans have been banned from all stadiums in the UK for racist acts directed at Son Heung-min.
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Hwang Hee-chan also introduced a case of racism with the word 'Jackie Chan' from Marco Courtois, a defender of Italian club Como, during the pre-season ahead of the 2024-2025 season. Courtois was given a 10-game suspension by FIFA.
Asian people who interviewed the BBC' complain that'we go through this every week' is based on'the tendency to basically ignore Asian soccer'.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
