Soccer Team Manager Makes Racist Comment About Hwang Hee Chan, Gets Trolled To The Next Dimension
During a pre-match press conference, soccer team Manchester City‘s manager Pep Guardiola referred to the South Korean player Hwang Hee Chan while talking about the opposing team, the Wolves.
Well, no; Guardiola mentioned “the Korean guy” after mentioning two other teammates by their names.
"Especially up front with Neto, with Cunha, and with uh- the Korean guy."
– Pep Guardiola 😭pic.twitter.com/jrv7saLnTT— Football Report (@FootballReprt) September 29, 2023
The internet went wild over Guardiola’s oh-so-casual racism. Both Koreans and non-Koreans found Guardiola’s comment to be disrespectful to Hwang, especially knowing that “butchering names and/or not caring to learn them” is a long-standing form of microaggression that Asians face.
During the match following the press conference, “the Korean guy” scored the winning goal against Guardiola’s team. Then, starting with the Wolves’ stab at Guardiola…
"THE KOREAN GUY" pic.twitter.com/nd6WrdyEbc
— Wolves (@Wolves) September 30, 2023
…the manager got roasted to a crisp across social media platforms.
The Korean guy just dunked on Pep's bald head https://t.co/4MHdhNMPTT pic.twitter.com/eZucf9aYnh
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) September 30, 2023
⏱️ 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘:
🐺 Wolves 2-1 Man City 🔵
'THAT KOREAN GUY' pic.twitter.com/sCq4UK1m3N
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) September 30, 2023
🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/gSETn3UYan
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 30, 2023
The 'Korean Guy' has just put Wolves 2-1 up against Man City 😅🇰🇷 pic.twitter.com/wZ5tLtx72m
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) September 30, 2023
The Korean guy https://t.co/x5L4ZKQj5N
— 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧 (@BallinKy_) September 30, 2023
In fact, the Wolves took to TikTok and made sure that Hwang Hee Chan’s name was etched in Man City manager’s brain forever.
@wolves Perfection. 🇰🇷😂 premierleague hwangheechan
One tweet then reported that during the post-match conference, Guardiola said “Hwang” when talking about Hwang Hee Chan’s work.
Pep just said "Hwang", in post-match press conference. #Hwang #hee #chan pic.twitter.com/RPbG6vLMZJ
— Sungmo Lee (@Sungmo_Lee) September 30, 2023
Ah. Lesson learned!
Hee. Chan. Hwang.
— Wolves (@Wolves) September 30, 2023
Unfortunately, the soccer world remains hostile to “the Korean guys,” it seems—with equally renowned player Son Heung Min regularly facing racial discriminations.
Read more about it here.
Korean Football Star Son Heung Min Faces Racist Gesture At Yet Another Premier League Match
