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Spurs' Son Heung-min begin military training

Premier League

By AFP | Apr 21, 2020

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-Min celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London, on April 9, 2019. [Photo by Ian KINGTON / AFP]

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-min began his three-week military training at a marines boot camp yesterday, a report said, with the Premier League on hold over the coronavirus pandemic.

All able-bodied South Korean men are obliged to serve in the military for nearly two years, making up the bulk of Seoul's 600,000-strong forces -- who face off against North Korea's army of 1.3 million.

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