The term ‘Taeguk‘ in the Korean language means polarity or duality. Through it, the residents of the far-eastern local power interpret numerous phenomena in nature and life in general, but there is no place for duplicity in the choice of their biggest sports idol. Son Heung-min has acquired the status of a semi-God in South Korea in recent years, and anyone who tries to attack or challenge the ideals of a great superstar will at best be ostracized from society, even if he is a football player of one of the highest paid clubs in the world. In recent days, Lee Kang-in has been facing exile from his countrymen.Son Heung Min and Lee Kang In face the possibility of not being called up to the next World Cup qualifier games due to disciplinary measures resulting from the quarrel. It will be a matter of discussion with the new head coach.At the end of the press conference when asked… pic.twitter.com/iLNIMEeEaq— Joel Kim (@KNTFootball) February 17, 2024 Let us remind you that the Paris midfielder hit Son Heung-min at the South Korean national team’s dinner before the semi-final match of the Asian Cup against Jordan. On that occasion, he dislocated the finger of the Tottenham star and incurred the wrath of the entire nation. A number of Korean companies have been facing heavy public pressure in recent days to terminate all sponsorship contracts with Lee, and some have already done so. The Araci fried chicken restaurant chain was the first to trigger the avalanche, terminating the 22-year-old’s 375,000 dollars-a-year contract. One of the company’s officials said that numerous messages have arrived at the address of the restaurant, the basic message of which is very similar: “We will not buy you chicken, even if we are dying of hunger, remove that scoundrel from advertising”.South Korean scandal: Son hurt his finger in a fight with a teammate, they fought overping pong?!Koreans are so revolted by Lee, that according to one of the researches of the local telecommunications company, there are a large number of those who do not want to buy the Samsung S24 mobile phone model just because Lee advertises it. The tech giant has already removed posters with Lee’s image from all its branches and will consider terminating the entire contract. Video game company Nekon is the third major to face increasing pressure to contribute to banishing the young gamer from the public space. Nexon has already faced a loss of around 500,000 dollars in the past ten days since the affair that rocked Korean football was exposed. Lee is the main character in several commercials of the mentioned company. Even the state telecommunications operator KT ordered the removal of all posters with Lee’s image, citing as justification that such an act was foreseen at the end of the promotional period.Shortly after the incident was revealed, Lee admitted his guilt and came out on Instagram.”I know that I have caused a huge disappointment for football fans. I am most sorry for all the fans of our national team” he wrote. The cheap attempt to “get away” did not please the Koreans, and the English media report that even several petitions were filed against Lee’s playing for the national team in the continuation of his career. The Football Association now has a difficult decision to make. Keep Lee and incur the wrath of the public, or give up on a player who should be the No. 1 man after the Son era.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE1/8 finalsTuesdayCopenhagen – Man.City 1-3 (1-2)/Mattsson 34 – De Bruyne 10, Silva 45+1, Foden 90+3/RB Leipzig – Real Madrid 0-1 (0-0)/Diaz 49/WednesdayPSG – Sociedad 2-0 (0-0)/Mbappe 58, Barcola 71/Lazio – Bayern 1-0 (0-0)/Immobile 69 pen/Tuesday the 20th23:00: (2.00) Inter (3.40) Atl.Madrid (3.90)23:00: (2.15) PSV (3.45) Dortmund (3.35)Wednesday the 21st23:00: (4.10) Porto (3.50) Arsenal (1.90)23:00: (2.70) Napoli (3.35) Barcelona (2.60)***odds are subject to change***
