Eom Ji-sung allegedly racially abused at Millwall

South Korean footballer Eom Ji-sung was allegedly racially abused while warming up during Swansea City's 1-0 Championship win at Millwall on Tuesday evening, Swansea said.

The 24-year-old winger was a substitute for Swansea in the second half at The Den in southeast London when the alleged incident happened.

The BBC reported that the match was stopped for about seven minutes while the referee spoke to both coaches. It said a stadium announcement referred to alleged racist chants and said police were checking CCTV to identify who was responsible.

Swansea said Eom was the victim and condemned racism and discrimination. The club thanked match officials, Millwall and police for what it called their swift handling of the incident.

Millwall said it was aware of an alleged individual incident of discriminatory abuse towards a Swansea player and said anyone found responsible would face the strongest possible action. Millwall said a police investigation was under way.