Como says alleged ‘Jackie Chan’ comment in game versus Wolves was not intended to be derogatory

By The Associated Press

FILE - Wolverhampton Wanderers' Hwang Hee-chan attends the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal in Wolverhampton, England, on April 20, 2024. Italian soccer team Como has defended a player who allegedly said Wolves’ South Korean forward Hee Chan Hwang “thinks he’s Jackie Chan” during a pre-season game on Monday. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rui Vieira]

MARBELLA, Spain (AP) — Italian soccer team Como has defended a player who allegedly said Wolves’ South Korean forward Hee Chan Hwang “thinks he’s Jackie Chan” during a preseason game on Monday. Premier League team Wolves said it would submit a formal complaint to European soccer’s governing body UEFA following the alleged incident in Marbella. Como responded by saying the unnamed player did not say “anything in a derogatory manner.” Wolves player Daniel Podence was sent off after some of Hwang teammates reacted angrily to the alleged comment.