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Park Ji-sung urges fans to stop singing song containing racial stereotype
Park Ji-Sung

FORMER Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung appealed to the club’s fans today to stop singing a song which contains a racial stereotype about his native South Korea.

Park was a huge crowd favourite during his time at United between 2005 and 2012 and fans sang a song in his “honour,” which includes a disparaging line about Koreans eating dog meat.

The song is still heard at Old Trafford nine years after he left the club and the now-retired Park has spoken about it, saying he wants to educate supporters about why the words are hurtful to him and his compatriots.

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