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pgzen FIFA has banned Como defender Marco Curto for 10 games and a further five for racially abusing Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan during a friendly. pgzen
The incident occurred in July during a friendly in Spain, which saw Wolves’ Daniel Podence, angry on behalf of his team-mate, punch Curto, leading to his red card.
Como, who were recently promoted to Serie A, have denied their players intended to be racist and said the incident was a misunderstanding, with Curto simply referring to the nickname used by Wolves for Hee-Chan.
“Don’t mind him. He thinks he’s Jackie Chan,” a representative from Como claimed Curto told his teammates to refer to Hee Chan, which caused trouble.
Meanwhile, Wolves have lodged a complaint with both the Italian Football Association and UEFA, but both organizations have said they have no authority to punish, before the Korea Football Association has lodged a complaint with global body FIFA.
FIFA recently banned Curto for a total of 10 matches, with five of them suspended for two years, as well as ordering him to do community service and receive training from a FIFA-approved organization.
Curto is a former AC Milan youth product and last season he played 25 times helping Como to the top flight, but was loaned out with an option to buy after the scandal and has now returned to Serie B with Cesena.
After the verdict, Wolves expressed their delight and thanked the Football Association for their support throughout the trial. ( pgzen )