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FA look into Dave Whelan's comments about Chinese people

The Football Association says it is looking into comments made by Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan about Chinese people.

In an interview with the Jewish Telegraph, the 78-year-old said he "used to call the Chinese Chingalings".

Whelan is already under investigation for comments he made about Jewish and Chinese people when defending the appointment of Malky Mackay as the club's new manager.

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Whelan: We used to call the Chinese ‘chingalings’

Whelan has risked further punishment with his latest comment. Credit: PA

Wigan owner Dave Whelan has risked further punishment from the Football Association after admitting he used to call the Chinese "chingalings."

The 78 year-old was granted a one week extension to respond to an existing charge yesterday after suggesting "Jewish people chase money" in an interview last month.

Whelan apologised for those comments through the Jewish Telegraph today, but has risked even greater punishment with his latest controversial remark.

“When I was growing up," he confessed. "We used to call the Chinese ‘chingalings’. We weren’t being disrespected [sic]. We used to say: ‘We’re going to eat in chingalings.’"

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