Wolves friendly ends in chaos after racism row as team-mate throws punch & player sent off

Daniel Podence was sent off after the incident drew an angry response from the South Korean’s team-mates

Wolves said they will file a complaint with Uefa after their South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan was the target of an alleged racial remark during Monday’s pre-season match against Italian side Como 1907.

Hwang reported the incident midway through the second half, which led to an angry response from his teammates and saw Daniel Podence sent off for punching a Como player, the midlands club said.

Como did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

Wolves manager Gary O’Neil said he had asked Hwang if he wanted the match to be abandoned or to be substituted but the 28-year-old wanted the game to continue.

Wolves won 1-0 at their training camp in Marbella, Spain.

“Channy (Hwang) will be OK. He’ll get our full support and we’ll pick him up in the morning and make sure he’s OK. It’s a together group,” the manager added.

Hwang also suffered “discriminatory abuse” from SC Farense fans in a pre-season friendly back in 2021.

Wolves said: “Racism or discrimination in any form is completely unacceptable and should never be left unchallenged.” They added they will be “submitting a formal complaint to Uefa regarding the incident”.