Controversy? The Korean foot in the team was mistakenly called "Chinese"! Official Paris: Racism will not be tolerated

Recently, a Parisian fan called South Korean midfielder Lee Gang-in "Chinese" when greeting the players. On the evening of October 31, Beijing time, Paris officially issued an announcement opposing racial discrimination against Li Gangren, Paris said: "Paris Saint-Germain will never tolerate any form of racism. Fans linked to the Lee Gang-in incident have been permanently expelled from the fan club, and the players have received apologies immediately after the training session. ”

The cause of the incident was the interaction between the big Parisian players and the fans during training. The players high-fived the fans in turn. When Li Gangren greeted the fans, someone said to him, "Come on, Chinese" (Allez mon Chinois).

By mistaking South Koreans for Chinese, this is considered a racist remark based on "all Asians look the same." In the comment area below the video, comments such as "Lee Gangren is Korean, not Chinese", "Lee Gangren should be respected", "Racial discrimination actually occurred at the training ground, it was shocking" and other comments that South Korean fans were dissatisfied with. In the end, Grand Paris officials had to issue a clarification.

Born in 2001, Li Gangren is now 23 years old and made his debut in Valencia's youth academy, and has since played for Valencia, Mallorca and other teams. In the summer of 2023, Li Gangren landed in Ligue 1 for a transfer fee of 22 million euros and joined Paris Saint-Germain.

This season, Li Gangren has been able to get consistent playing time in Grand Paris. Seven starts in 12 appearances and four goals. At present, in the German "Transfer Market", Li Gangren is worth 25 million euros.

Lee Gang-in is also currently an active South Korean international. He has made 30 appearances for the South Korean men's national football team, contributing 9 goals and 8 assists. In the last round of the round of 36, it was Li Gangren's goal to help the South Korean team break the iron bucket formation of the Chinese men's football team and win 1-0.