Son hurt finger in brawl with Korea teammates

Tottenham’s Son Heung-min during an EPL tie against Brighton. Pic/Getty Images

Tottenham Hotspurs captain Son Heung-min injured his finger in a brawl with teammates on the eve of South Korea's humiliating loss to Jordan at the Asian Cup, the Korean football body said, with one player involved issuing an apology on social media on Wednesday.

South Korea, ranked 23rd in the world, were beaten 0-2 by 87th-ranked Jordan in the semi-finals of the Asian Football Confederation competition in Qatar. Son
dislocated his finger in a "bust-up" that erupted at dinner the night before the game.

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The incident reportedly happened after some younger players on the team - including Lee Kang-in of Paris Saint-Germain - rushed through their meal so they could leave early to play table tennis.

An unnamed source told British tabloid, The Sun, that when Son asked his younger teammates to sit down, some disrespectful things were said to him. "Within seconds, the row spilled into the dining area and players were being pulled apart," the source was quoted as saying. "Son badly injured his finger trying to calm everyone down."

Lee acknowledged the incident on his Instagram account in a post on Wednesday and apologised for "disappointing" his fans.

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