"Come on! Chinese!" Lee Kang-in heard "Cino" again... PSG fan racist → "hateful behavior"

"Come on! Chinese!" Lee Kang-in heard "Cino" again... PSG fan racist → "hateful behavior"

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"Come on! Chinese!"

Lee Kang-in (23, Paris Saint-Germain) heard racist remarks at the training ground. It was even spoken by a PSG fan.
France's "Onse Mondial" reported on the 26th (Korea Standard Time) that "Lee Kang-in was subjected to a racist insult by a PSG fan during training ahead of the match against Olympique Marcéu."

PSG will face Marseille in the 19th round of the French League in the 2024-2025 season at the Orange Velodrome in Marseille, France, on the 28th. Currently, PSG ranks first with 20 points (6 wins, 2 draws), and Marseille ranks third with 17 points (5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss).

"The clash between PSG and Marseille is causing concern due to the overheated cheering from the stands. Sadly, however, one PSG fan stood out at the training site," the media said. "Coaches, players and political circles worked hard to condemn the hateful insults at the stadium all week long. If excessive behavior occurs, the game could be suspended."
However, controversy arose even before the match. A fan who visited PSG's open training session called Lee Kang-in "chinois." A video clip in which someone shouted "Come on! Chinese!" at Lee who approached to greet his fans on social media was released. Lee smiled and gave a high-five, perhaps not knowing if he heard it properly.

Seeing this, Onse Mondial said, "It is a horrible deed. PSG fans gathered at the PSG campus to cheer up the players while closely monitoring the actions of Marseille supporters. However, one of the fans called Lee a Chinese. It is a disgusting act that cannot be tolerated in soccer."

PSG Vibe, which released the video, also sighed, saying, "Fans visited the training site to 'encourage' the players ahead of the match between PSG and Marseille. It would be important to receive minimal education and respect the players..."

Le Transfer also pointed out, "A supporter made racist remarks to Lee Kang-in. He became the object of insult." It seems that France is also properly aware of the problem.
This is not the first time that Lee Kang-in has been called a Chinese national. When he was playing in Majorca, Spain last year, he was told "Chino" by coach Javier Aguirre during training. Even Majorca drew controversy by proudly releasing a training video containing such scenes. 먹튀검증

Chino is a racist word that refers to Asians in Spanish, meaning "Chinese." Lee Kang-in, who has lived in Spain since he was young, is well aware of this. In the past, he appeared on YouTube channel "Shoot4Love" and explained the case of racism himself, saying, "There are many Chinese people everywhere you go, so we call them Chino."

Nevertheless, Lee Kang-in failed to avoid racism. Back then, Aguirre was not punished at all. Is it because of that? Lee suffered the same thing in France.
Not only Lee Kang-in, but other Korean players playing in Europe, including Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan, are also victims of racism. Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancourt was indicted by the English Football Association (FA) last summer for saying, "Son Heung-min and his cousins all look the same."

Hwang Hee-chan was called Jackie Chan by Como 1907 defender Marco Courtois during the pre-season game. At the time, Courtois said to his teammate, "Ignore you. I think Hwang Hee-chan thinks he is Jackie Chan," to which Wolverhampton players protested. Wolverhampton made an official complaint to FIFA, and FIFA suspended Courtois for up to 10 games.