The selection of Son Jun-ho despite his detention in China took the focus off Premier League star Son Heung-min for once when South Korea’s soccer roster was unveiled.
Son Jun-ho, who plays for Shandong Taishan and won the 2021 Chinese championship with the Jinan-based club, has been held by Chinese authorities for almost four weeks since he was detained at Shanghai Airport last month.
Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post last month reported that the bribery allegations concerned suspected match-fixing involving coach Hao Wei. A Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said Son Jun-ho was being investigated on suspicion of taking bribes.But with doubt over his ability to report for national team duty, Klinsmann added that there was scope for flexibility with the squad.
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