Heung-Min Son addresses recent incident with teammate Kang-In Lee and publicly apologizes

Heung-Min Son blessé au doigt suite à l'altercation survenue la veille du match contre la Jordanie. MAXPPP – 남상현

Semi-finalist of the last African Cup of Nations beaten by Jordan (0-2), Heung-Min Son returned through a message delivered on Instagram, on the incident which fractured the South Korean locker room during the competition. 

South Korea football team captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham) apologized on Wednesday for his role in a clash in Qatar during the Qatar Cup. #39;Asia with his teammate and midfielder Lee Kang-in (PSG) who had dislocated his finger the day before the semi-final, lost 2-0 against Jordan.

Lee, castigated by South Korean fans for this incident and abandoned by advertisers, also made an act of contrition and announced that he had gone to London to apologize to Son in person.

A story of table tennis

According to South Korean media, the incident broke out when the youngest players on the team, including Lee (23), decided to finish their meal as quickly as possible to go play table tennis.

This decision displeased Son and other older players, as meals on the eve of an important match are traditionally an opportunity to strengthen the spirit of the game. team.

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Still according to the media version – denied by the player's agents – tension rose and Lee tried to punch Son.

The next day, South Korea, one of the favorites of the tournament, created a surprise by being beaten by Jordan. This altercation appears to have been a decisive factor in last week's dismissal of South Korea coach Jürgen Klinsmann, who only remained in his post for twelve months.

Tottenham striker publicly apologized

In a post on his Instagram account, Son felt it was time to move on and posted a photo of him and Lee smiling and holding each other's arms. ;#39;shoulder.

"I am sincerely sorry for causing trouble and I will work even harder to make the national team grow” , he wrote. "Kang-in went through very difficult times after this incident", added the star striker. "Please forgive him."

But he added: "If the same situation happened again, I would act the same way, because it's the same thing. #39;one of the captain's duties".

Lee, who had already apologized last week, did it again on Wednesday. "My short-sighted thoughts and inappropriate behavior have disappointed Son, the national team and football fans", wrote Lee in an Instagram post published around the same time as Son's.