Como Owners From Indonesia Disappointed With FIFA Sentence In Racism Case

One of the Como 1907 players was sentenced by FIFA in the aftermath of a racism case (doc. Como 1907).

JAKARTA - Serie A club, Como 1907, stumbled on a case of racism that occurred during the friendly match against Wolverhampton Wanderers a few months ago.

The incident involved Como's Marco Kriminal, who threw racist remarks at Wolves player Hwang Hee-chan.

In the aftermath of this racial act, Badminton was sentenced to a ban from playing 10 games from FIFA.

As is known, the friendly match between Como vs Wolves was damaged by a racist incident in the 68th minute.

Hwang said that he had been racially harassed by an opponent. His teammate, Daniel Podence, was so angry that he attacked Como defender Zelo and was sent off by the referee.

Badminton reportedly threw racial comments 'Jackie Chan' at the South Korean national team star.

A Como spokesman told The Sun that the incident began whencho was speaking to his defense team-mates. Not intending to act racist.

"Abaikan (Hwang), ia pikir ada Jackie Chan," ujar juru bicara Como menyumpikan katan kano.

As a result, Como was disappointed with the FIFA sanctions. The representative of Como 1907 owner Mirwan Suwarso said their player made references to Hwang's name based on a call at Wolves.

Mirwan also said that the complaint was disproportionate.

"After talking at length with our players, we believe this refers to the player's name."

"However, referring to the constant reference 'Channy' made by his own teammates on the pitch."

"As far as our club is concerned, our players have not said anything in a demeaning way."

"We are disappointed that the reactions of some Wolves players have made the incident disproportionate," said Mirwan Suwarso.

KFA then contacted FIFA in July 2024 to raise serious concerns about the incident.

In the end, Karyo was found guilty of this discriminatory behavior and was sentenced to a ban from competing for 10 matches.

Meanwhile, UEFA insisted it could not investigate the incident because it did not occur during a competitive UEFA match.