Son Heung-min urged South Korea fans to go easy on Lee Kang-in as the Tottenham star broke his silence regarding their altercation at the Asian Cup.
Son and Lee were involved in a dispute after the Paris Saint-Germain star left the team’s dinner to play ping-pong during the Asian Cup.
The Spurs hero and South Korea captain confronted his team-mate and suffered a dislocated finger in the resulting altercation.
Son has spoken out about the incident for the first time and asked fans to forgive his co-star.
“To prevent Kang-in from such wrong behaviour again, all of our players, as seniors of the national team, will take special care from his side so that he can grow into a better person and player,” Son said on Instagram.
“When I was younger, I made my share of mistakes.
“And I think I am where I am in my career today, thanks to the advice and guidance from good veterans whenever that happened.”
The incident occurred before South Korea’s Asian Cup semi-final defeat against Jordan, sending them out of the tournament in a shock defeat.
Also, Lee has spoken out about the altercation, saying: “That day, I did something I should never have done at dinner.
“I deeply regret it”.
“I promised to have a more proper attitude and courtesy when dealing with my seniors and colleagues.
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“However, I would like to thank them once again for accepting and embracing my apology.
“I knew in my head how important this tournament was to Son.
“But I didn’t show that with my behaviour. And I think that’s where all the problems began.”
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