Tottenham Hotspur and South Korea captain Son Heung-min injured his finger in an altercation with teammates on the eve of the country's exit from the AFC Asian Cup, reports said.
It is said that the South Korean players quarrelled during a team dinner ahead of their 2-0 semi-final defeat by Jordan last week. The frivolous issue resulted in the team captain being left bleeding, Reuters said in a meeting. "It happened when some young players went up to play table tennis, and Son Heung-min and other older players took issue with it. The players exchanged a few words and Son hurt his finger in the process," a South Korean Football Federation official told Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday.
The Korean Football Association were not immediately available for comment regarding the incident. After returning from a tournament in Qatar, Son came off the bench in Tottenham's Premier League match against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday with his right index and middle finger strapped together. The 31-year-old helped Spurs secure a 2-1 victory with a 96th-minute assist for goalscorer Brennan Johnson.
