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Swansea reports alleged racial abuse toward South Korea winger Ji-sung Eom during game at Millwall

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 14). Swansea reports alleged racial abuse toward South Korea winger Ji-sung Eom during game at Millwall. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/swansea-reports-alleged-racial-abuse-toward-south-korea-winger-ji-sung-eom-during-game-at-millwall/article_0ebf04bb-b65d-5271-8f7c-f291be237599.html

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During a Championship match between Millwall and Swansea at The Den stadium on Tuesday, the game was paused due to an alleged racist comment directed at South Korea winger Ji-sung Eom while he was warming up as a substitute for Swansea. Both clubs condemned the incident; Swansea reported it officially and stated they would support Eom through the investigation, which is being conducted by the police. Millwall also confirmed awareness of the alleged abuse and expressed their commitment to handling such incidents seriously.

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On October 14, 2026, a match between Millwall and Swansea in England’s Championship league was paused due to an alleged racist abuse directed at South Korea winger Ji-sung Eom. The incident occurred during the second half of the game at Millwall's home stadium, The Den, while Eom was warming up as a substitute for Swansea. Both teams' coaches were informed by the match referee about the alleged racial chanting, causing a seven-minute delay. After the game ended with Swansea winning 1-0, they released a statement condemning racism and expressing gratitude to Millwall and law enforcement for handling the situation swiftly. Millwall also issued a statement confirming their awareness of an "alleged, individual incident" and reiterated their zero-tolerance policy towards discriminatory abuse.

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🔮 “We will now follow all protocols and processes and provide whatever assistance we can to all parties as the incident is investigated,” the statement continued.

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Millwall ORG · 6× Swansea ORG · 6× BBC ORG · 2× Eom PERSON · 2× Ji-sung Eom PERSON · 2× England GPE · 1× Ji-sung PERSON · 1× LONDON GPE · 1× Millwall Football Club ORG · 1× South Korea GPE · 1×

Narrative

In a post on X, Millwall said it was aware of an “alleged, individual incident of discriminatory abuse” toward a Swansea player “The club operates a zero-tolerance policy towards any form of discriminatory abuse,” Millwall wrote.

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🔮 “We will now follow all protocols and processes and provide whatever assistance we can to all parties as the incident is investigated,” the statement continued.

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Swansea reports alleged racial abuse toward South Korea winger Ji-sung Eom during game at Millwall · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 2 hedged)

A match between Millwall and Swansea in England’s second-tier Championship was paused following an allegation that racist abuse was directed at South Korea winger Ji-sung Eom. asserted

abuse → pause → Eom

The incident took place in the second half of Tuesday’s game at Millwall’s home stadium, The Den, reportedly while Eom — a substitute for Swansea — was warming up near the touchline. uncertain

Eom → take → touchline

The match referee spoke to both coaches in a delay that lasted around seven minutes, according to the BBC, before there was an announcement over the loudspeakers that there had been alleged racist chanting. uncertain

that → speak → loudspeakers

Following the game, Swansea — which won 1-0 — published a statement saying the club had “reported an alleged incident of racist abuse aimed at Ji-sung Eom.” asserted

club → follow → Eom

“As a club we condemn racism and discrimination in all forms,” the statement read, “and there is no place for such behavior in football or in society.” asserted

statement → condemn → society

Swansea said it was thankful “for the swift and decisive manner in which the match officials, Millwall Football Club and the police dealt with the incident.” asserted

officials → say → incident

“We will now follow all protocols and processes and provide whatever assistance we can to all parties as the incident is investigated,” the statement continued. asserted

statement → follow → parties

“We stand with Ji-sung, and he has our unstinting love and support.” asserted

he → stand → love

Millwall → say → abuse

“Any individual found to have engaged in such behavior will face the strongest possible action.” asserted

individual → find → action

Millwall said the incident was the subject of an ongoing police investigation supported by the club. asserted

incident → say → club

Swansea coach Vitor Matos said on the BBC that Eom was “not happy with the situation.” asserted

Eom → say → situation

“But he knows we will stay with him and follow the situation as long as we can,” Matos said. asserted

Matos → know → situation

“Millwall did the right thing by announcing there is no place for this sort of thing. asserted

Millwall → announce → thing

I’m happy with how it was handled, but really sad that it happened. asserted

it → ’m → ?

Now it is about evaluating the situation.” asserted

it → evaluate → situation