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A Korean hidden in anonymity is controversial for making unspeakable racist remarks toward RB Leipzig's Royce Oppenda.
On the 11th (Korea Standard Time), Oppenda posted on his personal SNS, "No one will make me give up on my dreams or life goals. Especially for racists who are so anonymous. I'm proud to be black."
Since then, Oppenda has publicly released messages he has received from some clueless fans who have made racist comments to him. The personal information of those who sent racist messages to them in English and French has been revealed.
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Shockingly, one of them was a Korean. It had the name Lee Seung-min. However, the police need to investigate whether Lee Seung-min really delivered the message to Oppenda because the profile picture was not registered, and SNS can create false accounts as much as possible. We cannot rule out the possibility that someone who does not have the name Lee Seung-min sent a message to Oppenda under a false account called Lee Seung-min.
Still, given the use of the name Lee Seung-min, we can only guess that he is Korean. The message from a Korean hidden in the name Lee Seung-min to Oppenda was shocking. "Disgusting stupid black animal, please die, I beg you." Not only this Korean, but also several people have committed racism against Openda, with the expression "monkey."
Eventually, Leipzig issued an official statement. The club received numerous racist messages on social media after their German Bundesliga home game against Jean-Claude Peely. We condemn this hostility, and we support the player 100 per cent" he announced.
Then "The racist insults and hostility directed at Openda disgusts us, and at the same time makes us angry and sad. We strongly condemn racism and inhumane behavior. Oppenda is fully supported by the club and together they are fighting all forms of discrimination. Leipzig follows diversity and openness, human dignity and tolerance, and the fundamental values of society," he said, announcing that such racism is unacceptable.
It is a pity that the issue of racism against soccer players is not disappearing easily. Right now, even Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Kang-in and Son Heung-min are suffering from racism every season just by looking at Korean players. Even Korean soccer fans are not aware of such pain, but a senseless incident occurred in which they were directly pouring racist remarks on foreign players.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
