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Son Heung-min injured finger in table tennis row with South Korea teammates

Son Heung-min during the Asian Cup semi-final match between South Korea and Jordan at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on 6 February 2024
Son Heung-min during the Asian Cup semi-final match between South Korea and Jordan with his fingers strapped together. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

The Tottenham and South Korea ­captain, Son Heung-min, injured his finger in an altercation with ­teammates on the eve of his country’s exit from the Asian Cup.

The players quarrelled during a team dinner before their 2-0 semi-final defeat by Jordan last week, which extended their 64-year wait for another Asian Cup title. “It happened when some young players went up to play table tennis, and Son and other older players took issue with it,” a South Korean Football Federation official said on Wednesday. “The players exchanged a few words and Son hurt his finger in the process.”

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