Park Ji-sung pleads with Man Utd fans to stop singing chant with 'racial insult' | OneFootball

Park Ji-sung has appealed to Manchester United supporters to stop singing a song about him which contains a racial stereotype about his native South Korea.

The 40-year-old made his appeal after hearing away fans sing the song as Wolves unveiled their new Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan when they played the Red Devils in August.

"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."