Former South Korea midfielder Park Ji-sung prompted Manchester United fans to quit singing a track regarding him that contains an adverse stereotype regarding his homeland.
The 40-year-old claimed the song, which includes a referral to Koreans eating pet meat, triggered him "pain" while he went to United.
He made greater than 200 looks for United in between 2005 as well as 2012, assisting them win four Premier League titles and the Champions Organization in 2008.
Park said he was triggered to speak up after hearing United followers singing the song at Molineux in August when Wolverhampton Wanderers revealed their brand-new finalizing Hwang Hee-chan of South Korea.
"I recognize that United fans do not suggest any kind of offense to him for that song yet still I have to enlighten the followers to stop that word, which is typically nowadays a racial insult to the Korean individuals," Park informed the club's podcast, describing the referral to pet dog meat.
"Listening to the chant even one decade later now, I pity the more youthful me who tried to overcome this discomfort that I felt at that time.
"In Korea, things have changed a whole lot. It is true that traditionally we have actually consumed pet meat yet these days, especially the more youthful generation, they really dislike it. It creates pain to Korean individuals when they hear that track."
Nicknamed "Three-Lunged Park" by followers for his outstanding work-rate, the midfielder retired in 2014 as Asia's a lot of decorated player with 19 prizes.
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