Kyu-Sung Cho
Mittwalland (Denmark), the club of South Korean international striker Cho Kyu-sung, has officially apologized for racist behavior towards Korean fans and banned the perpetrators from the stadium for one year.
"A Korean spectator was subjected to racist behavior, 스포츠토토 and the club has decided to ban the two offending spectators from the stadium for one year," Mittwillan said on its official website on Tuesday (Feb. 20).
According to the club, the racist incident occurred during a home match against OMONIA (Cyprus) in the second leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) third qualifying round for the 2023-2024 season at the MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark on March 18.
The club announced that two local Danish spectators engaged in racist behavior towards a Korean spectator in the fan zone at the MCH Arena.
"We were made aware of the incident during the match and immediately contacted the victim to apologize on his behalf," the club said, adding that "the Korean victim, who was offended, 토토 received an apology from the Danish spectator and the matter was resolved through a dialogue between the parties."
"The club continued to speak with the Korean victim afterward," he continued, "and he expressed that he did not want the issue to continue. He said he was satisfied with the way the matter was handled that day."
Mittwillan's follow-up was strong.
"After gathering additional material and holding several meetings to get a fuller picture of the incident, we decided that the incident could not be dismissed as a matter between the parties," the club said.
"We decided to suspend the two Danish spectators and held a meeting with the perpetrator to explain the stadium ban."
"Football should bring people together. It shouldn't be the other way around," he said, referring to the club's values, and then bowed his head to "take joint responsibility for eradicating racist behavior and promoting mutual respect and diversity."
In the match, Mittwilan won 5-1, 토토사이트 including a 27th-minute penalty from Cho Kyu-sung.