The physical altercation that left Tottenham Hotspur and South Korea captain Son Heung-min with a dislocated finger had been a good few weeks in the making. The South Korea camp for the Asian Cup played in Qatar over the past month or so had been far from harmonious, with splits everywhere you looked. Either way, there is clearly a huge amount of ill-feeling among those involved for South Korea in the Asian Cup. Reports in South Korea suggest that governing body members will push for his resignation during the meeting. GO DEEPER What Asian Cup and AFCON tell us about the 2026 World CupAdditional reporting: Jack Pitt-Brooke, Mario Cortegana, Tim Spiers(Top photo: Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)

Source: New York Times February 15, 2024 04:22 UTC