Spurs star Son's dad accused of verbally abusing young players
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Seoul: Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung min s father has been accused of verbally abusing a young player at his football academy in South Korea, accor...
Seoul: Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min's father has been accused of verbally abusing a young player at his football academy in South Korea, according to a police interview transcript given to AFP by a lawyer on Monday.
Former footballer Son Woong-jung is a public figure in South Korea and authored a best-selling memoir detailing how he helped his son become one of the best strikers in the English Premier League.
But the family of a 12-year-old, identified only as Kim, told police he was the target of foul language just weeks after his enrolment at Son senior's academy in November.
"I was called out by coach Son for making a mistake during a passing practice," Kim alleged in the interview.
The coach then continued with a tirade of foul and abusive language and called the boy various offensive names on multiple different occasions, Kim told police investigating the academy.