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Ahn: Materazzi is racist

SOUTH Korea's retired 2002 World Cup hero Ahn Jung-hwan said he was cold-shouldered and subjected to racist slurs from Marco Materazzi during his troubled time with Serie A side AC Perugia.

In an interview on a South Korean television talk show Tuesday night, Ahn, 36, alleged that Perugia's then skipper Materazzi had been particularly intimidating.

"He barged into the locker room one day and barked at me in front of everyone, saying that I reeked of garlic," Ahn said. "I didn't understand what he was saying but the translator, who was also a Korean, blushed and, at first, was too embarrassed to translate the remarks."

Ahn said he had always been treated as "an outcast" by other players in another club Perugia. "They seldom passed the ball to me in front of goal, even if they had no way for themselves to score," he said.



 

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