"Are you even a human being, XX?" Seol Yeong-woo finally explodes over abusive comments including insults toward his parents, directly confronts the troll by exposing their real name and account with "Please keep your boundaries" → Post has since been deleted

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Seol Yeong-woo (28, Augsburg), a defender for the South Korea national football team, took direct action by posting an abusive message from an over-the-top troll on his social media. However, the post, which exposed the fan's real name and account as-is, appears to have been deleted in light of the controversy.

The national team, led by interim head coach Roberto Moreno, suffered a 1-4 defeat in their A-match friendly against Uruguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 28th. Failing to carry over the momentum from their previous match against Ecuador (a 3-0 win), the defensive organization crumbled significantly, conceding four goals at home.

After the loss, criticism was directed at the defense. In particular, Seol Yeong-woo's performance came under scrutiny as he started as a fullback on the flank. This was because broadcast footage captured him failing to contest through to the end against opposing forward Maximiliano Araujo's break in the first half, instead raising both hands toward the referee to appeal for a foul. Fortunately, the referee eventually blew the whistle, but it was a scene that could have easily led to a fatal goal.

After the match ended, criticism from football fans was fierce. Pointers such as "Shouldn't you keep running until the referee's whistle blows?" and "There is no urgency visible in your casual play" came one after another.

The problem was the over-the-top personal attacks by some ill-mannered fans. Beyond criticism, unbearable verbal abuse poured into Seol Yeong-woo's personal social media direct messages (DMs). One netizen posted content saying "Are you even a human being, XX?" while dragging his family into it and hurling colorful insults.

Seol Yeong-woo, as a person before being an athlete, finally exploded over the unbearable insult. Seol captured the message and publicly shared it as-is on his social media story. In particular, he "pinned" the troll's real name and account ID without hiding them, leaving a sharp remark: "Please keep your boundaries!" This is interpreted as an intent to publicize the troll's misconduct and sound an alarm.

This kind of strong response from Seol Yeong-woo is not his first. Previously, immediately after defeats in the North-Central America World Cup matches against Mexico and South Africa, he had threatened legal action against the flood of abusive comments. As the controversy grew, Seol has now deleted the post. It is speculated that it was posted in a state of heightened emotion.

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