Park Ji-sung, a fan-favorite former player for Manchester United, asked the soccer club’s fans Sunday to stop singing a song in his honor that includes the racist stereotype that Koreans eat dog meat.
As a decorated midfielder for the team from 2005-12, Park earned the adoration of the team’s fans, who bestowed upon him a common honor in the soccer world: a song or chant, often performed in the stadium, with lyrics intended to praise him.
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