2024-07-24 03:29:11
Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League (EPL) has finalized its roster for the Asian tour, including a match against Team K League. Son Heung-min, the captain and star striker of the Korean national team, has been named, while Rodrigo Bentancur, who recently caused a racial discrimination controversy, has been left out for a rest.
Tottenham Hotspur announced on their website on the 23rd (Korean time), “We have confirmed the pre-season tour squad that will tour Japan and Korea.”
Tottenham Hotspur will face Vissel Kobe (Japan) in Japan on the 27th and then travel to Korea to play friendly matches against Team K League on the 31st and Bayern Munich (Germany) on August 3rd.
The announced list includes key players such as Son Heung-min, James Maddison, Ben Davies, Richarlison, and Guglielmo Vicario.
However, players such as Rodrigo Bentancur, Giovanni Lo Celso, Cristian Romero and Michy van der Veen, who participated in international competitions such as the Copa America and Euro 2024 during the off-season, will rest more and join the team just before the season.
Fraser Forster is out with an injury, while Brian Hill and Sergio Reguilon are out due to transfers. Radu Dragusin will miss the Japan tour due to personal reasons and will join us in Korea immediately.
The most notable one is Bentancur. Bentancur recently caused controversy by making racist remarks on a local TV show, saying, “You can’t tell Son Heung-min and his relatives apart because they look exactly the same.”
Bentancur later apologized, but added fuel to the controversy by misspelling Son Heung-min’s name in his apology, saying, “I only mentioned Son Heung-min, not other Asians.”
As the anger of Korean fans had not yet subsided, there was a risk that Bentancur would be booed during the preseason game, but in the end, Bentancur’s visit to Korea was canceled.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min posted a photo taken with his teammates on the plane on his SNS and wrote, “Pre-season tour begins, let’s go.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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2024-07-24 03:29:11