Heung-Min Son, the captain of the Korean national soccer team, directly explained the rumors of a feud with defender Min-Jae Kim, which was recently controversial.
On the 4th (hereinafter Korean time), Son Heung-min said through the sports media Sports Seoul, “I talked to Min-jae Kim, but you know how much I like him.” He continued, “Kim Min-jae said he was wrong, but he admitted and accepted it himself.”
Rumors of discord arose after the friendly match between Korea and Uruguay on the 28th of last month. At that time, Kim Min-jae made a remark that seemed to suggest his retirement from the national team after the match against Uruguay. Kim Min-jae said, “I’m in a very broken state mentally,” and “he wants to focus on his team’s game.”
When the controversy arose over his retirement, Kim Min-jae started evolving through Instagram. Kim Min-jae explained, “I never took it for granted when I started playing in the national team game.”
Son Heung-min comforted Kim Min-jae by clicking ‘Like’ on the post.
The problem started when Son Heung-min left an impression about the A-match evaluation last month on Instagram. Son Heung-min said, “It is always a proud and honor to play for the country and wear the uniform of the Korean national soccer team. Some say ‘Kim Min-jae’s retirement remarks’
Since then, after Son Heung-min’s post,스포츠토토 Son Heung-min’s name disappeared from Kim Min-jae’s Instagram following list, raising rumors of discord. In Kim Min-jae’s past posts, all the ‘Like’ signs that Son Heung-min pressed disappeared. Accordingly, it was argued that Kim Min-jae blocked Son Heung-min’s account.
Kim Min-jae made a statement on the 1st and expressed his apology. Kim Min-jae said, “I was short-sighted and wrong,” and said, “Son Heung-min always posts that kind of post after the national team convocation is over, but I misunderstood and acted outside common sense.” He added, “I contacted Son Heung-min separately and apologized,” and added, “I want to say I’m sorry again.”