A commentator from Singapore has earned the ire of Filipino football fans after calling the Philippine national women's football team 'team USA'.
On Monday night, X user Luis Jamil Tan called out the comments made by Singaporean commentator Shehzad Haque and accused him of racism.'I'd like to raise an issue that the int'l commentator @shezhaque has been calling the Filipinas a 'USA team'. Blatant racism on air, fuelling hate against our players. This has to be condemned,' he wrote.Tan followed it up with clips of Haque's remarks live on their local television.Other Filipinos called out Haque, as well.
They are Filipino by blood and their choice to represent the Philippines is what truly matters. The comments were not only disrespectful but also fuel negativity & hatred. Shame,' wrote @VenNotBen.'Blatant disrespect to the Philippine Women's National Football Team. And to think that the guy is commentating in the ASIAN Games.
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