Wolves’ Hwang Hee-chan suffers ‘discriminatory abuse’ in Portugal

Wolves say they ‘will be reporting the incident to UEFA’.

Wolves have called for an investigation after reporting forward Hwang Hee-chan suffered “discriminatory abuse” in a friendly with Farense.

Wolves closed their pre-season campaign with a 1-1 draw against the Portuguese side, but it was marred by Hwang being targeted by racist gestures from home supporters.

The Premier League club said in a statement: “We are very disappointed to report that one of our players was the target of discriminatory abuse from opposition fans during this evening’s game with SC Farense.

“We will report the incident to UEFA and ask our opponent and relevant authorities to investigate. We are offering our full support to the player involved.

“Racism is completely unacceptable and should never be left unchallenged.”

Hwang’s penalty earned a draw for Bruno Lage’s side after they went behind Christian Ponde’s early opener.