FIFA bans Italian participant Curto for 10 video games for discrimination towards South Korean opponent

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FIFA banned Italian soccer participant Marco Curto for 10 video games for making a discriminatory comment at South Korea ahead Hee Chan Hwang in a preseason sport between Como and Wolverhampton.

The 25-year-old Curto additionally should do “group companies and bear coaching and schooling with a corporation accredited by FIFA,” soccer’s governing physique mentioned in a press release on Tuesday (October 8, 2024).

Como defended Curto after the sport in July, claiming the comment that Hwang “thinks he’s Jackie Chan” was not supposed to be derogatory.

Hwang reported the incident in the course of the second half, resulting in indignant responses from his teammates, together with Daniel Podence. The Portuguese ahead was despatched off for punching a Como participant.

The South Korea Soccer Affiliation filed a proper criticism to FIFA, which notified Curto of his disciplinary ban late Monday (October 7, 2024).

“The participant Marco Curto was discovered answerable for discriminatory conduct and sanctioned with a 10-match suspension,” FIFA mentioned.

Curto has since been loaned by top-tier Como to Serie B membership Cesena and is about to overlook 5 league video games by means of Nov. 10.

FIFA mentioned it deferred 5 video games of the ban for a probationary interval of two years.

FIFA this yr urged all 211 of its member federations to take a coordinated strategy to prosecuting incidents of alleged racism and discrimination.