FIFA suspended Courtois for 10 games after he was found responsible for making discriminatory remarks and suspended his execution for five of them for two years.
Courtois, who played for Serie A Como, was controversial for making racist comments to Hwang Hee-chan during a practice match against Wolverhampton in July.
Since then, the Korea Football Association has also sent an official letter to FIFA expressing concern about racism and asking for strong sanctions against the perpetrators.
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