Hwang Hee-chan completes last-second move to Schalke and faces his first training initiation
Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Hwang Hee-chan joined Schalke training after completing a transfer with 35 seconds remaining.
- Teammates lined up and slapped his back as part of an initiation ritual called “Indian rice.”
- Schalke fans reacted in mixed ways to the club’s new No. 7.
Hwang Hee-chan, Schalke’s new No. 7, completed a transfer with only 35 seconds left and has already gone through his first team initiation.
Schalke released footage on its official social media showing the South Korean forward joining training. In the video, Hwang walks quickly between two lines of teammates while they take turns patting his back. The ritual, described as “Indian rice,” left him turning around as if in pain after the repeated hits.
Schalke supporters responded in mixed fashion to the arrival of their new player.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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