Cho Gue-sung cheers Superliga win in English and with a few expletives

Football

Published: 28 May. 2024, 14:33

Cho Gue-sung cheers Superliga win in English and with a few expletives

FC Midtjylland striker Cho Gue-sung celebrates winning the Danish Superliga on Sunday at MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark in a photo shared on Instagram. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

FC Midtjylland striker Cho Gue-sung gave an excited, expletive-laden reaction to winning the 2023-24 Danish Superliga title on Sunday, lifting the trophy in his debut season abroad.

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An interviewer caught the 26-year-old first-time title-holder on the pitch in a crowd of supporters.

The following video contains language that some readers might find offensive.

“Yeah, I can’t believe it now. So now actually I’m dream now. I’m dreaming, so [expletive] amazing fans and [expletive] our team coaching staff and [expletive] teammates,” Cho said, screaming into the microphone.

“We are champion!” Cho cheered.

The interviewer asked Cho about what it meant to be standing with the fans after the win.

“Yeah, I love it! I love it because, I love you fans and everything,” Cho said, turning to the fans, many of them kids and teens, surrounding him.

When asked if he believed before the game that Midtjylland could pull off winning the league title, Cho said: “No actually we have to win before game, so we are [expletive] great performance. It was first half, two-nil, still loss, but we never, we never, we never — don’t give up. We never. We never. So, we won.

“Every game, every game win. I want to win,” Cho said. “Next season, we go to Champions League.”

BY MARY YANG [mary.yang@joongang.co.kr]