Nat'l Football Team Stars Claim Differences Now Behind Them
The five players apologized to fans and said long conversations resolved the locker-room dispute before two November friendlies.
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Nat'l football team stars claim differences now behind them
The five members of the national men's football team caught in a rift controversy announced Thursday they have put their differences behind them and are now ready to lead a new generation of players by example. Son Heung-min, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, Hwang In-beom and Kim Min-jae issued a joint statement through the Korea Football Association (KFA) during their training camp in Doha, where the national team has been training since Tuesday t…
The rumors of internal strife stemming from dissatisfaction with Son Heung-min's leadership as the national team captain appear to be subsiding. The so-called "1992-born line"—including Son Heung-min and Lee Jae-sung—and the "1996-born line"—including Hwang Hee-chan, Hwang In-beom, and Kim Min-jae—of the South Korean national football team led by manager Robert Moreno—at the national team training ground in Doha, Qatar, [are] ‘those who love Kor…
Five key players of the national team, including Son Heung-min, dismissed recent rumors of discord and released a joint statement for the development of Korean football. The players reaffirmed their shared goal of improving performance through internal communication and emphasized their determination to strengthen unity in preparation for upcoming friendly matches and the Asian Cup.
(Qatar [Doha] = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-ho = The '92 Line' Son Heung-min (LAFC) and Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), who were at odds with the '96 Line' Hwang Hee-chan (Shal...) in the South Korean national football team
Five key players of the South Korean national football team—Son Heung-min (LAFC), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord), and Hwang Hee-chan (Schalke)—have issued a joint statement regarding the recent controversy surrounding the management of the national team. In particular, they dismissed claims that they brought up retirement from the national team to push through specific demands, stating, "It is compl…
The '92 Line' players Son Heung-min (LAFC) and Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), and the '96 Line' players Hwang Hee-chan (Schalke), Hwang In-beom (Porto), and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), whose long-standing conflicts had surfaced, issued a joint statement on the 12th. Meeting again in Doha, Qatar for two friendly matches in the Middle East, they stated, "By directly listening to and explaining matters that we had not been able to discuss sufficiently befo…
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