Marseille condemns supporters for racist abuse of Troyes striker Suk Hyun-jun as Ligue 1 fan trouble continues
Marseille condemned comments from their own supporters aimed at Troyes‘Korea striker’ Suk Hyun-jun in their time Win 1-0 in Ligue 1 at the Stade Velodrome last weekend.
The match was played behind closed doors, but Troyes alleged on Tuesday that Suk was racially abused, adding that the comments were recorded by the microphone of Amazon Prime, who was broadcasting the match. on Sunday.
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“Olympique de Marseille joins the Trojans in strongly condemning the remarks made towards Suk Hyun-jun … OM also gives its full support to the Troy player,” Marseille said in a statement.
“The presidents of the two clubs exchanged views in a calm atmosphere and [Marseille], through its president Pablo Longoria, pledged to ask the perpetrators to explain and take the necessary measures. “
Suk first joined Troyes in 2017 on loan from FC Porto before performing the permanent migration. The striker was later sold to Reims in August 2018 before returning to Troyes in January 2020, where he scored 11 goals in 58 games in all competitions during two spells for the club.
France’s Ligue 1 has been marred by crowd problems this season, particularly in Marseille, where the midfielder Dimitri Payet got hit in the head by a bottle while playing with Lyon earlier this month, this caused the game to be abandoned.
The country’s sports minister later warned that crowd trouble was puts the future of French football at risk.
