Materazzi's racist slur exposed

[Folami David]

South Korea's retired 2002 World Cup hero Ahn Jung-Hwan says he was cold shouldered and subjected to racist slurs from Marco Materazzi during his troubled time with Serie A side AC Perugia.
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In an interview on a South Korean television talk show Tuesday night, Ahn, 36, alleged that Perugia's then skippe Materazzi had been particularly intimidating.
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'' He barged into the locker room one day and barked at me in front of everyone saying that I reeked of garlic '', Ann said.
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'' 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 ''