Celtic star Oh seethes over claim about table tennis rammy as South Korea star wades into national storm

Oh Hyeon-gyu, a striker for Celtic, has refuted claims that he was involved in an odd table tennis incident that shook South Korean football during their failed Asian Cup campaign. Son Heung-min, the South Korean captain and a striker for Spurs, hurt his finger in a brawl with teammates the night before his nation was eliminated from the Asian Cup. Before their 2-0 semifinal loss to Jordan last week, the players got into an argument over dinner as a team, prolonging their 64-year quest for another Asian Cup victory. Son had insisted that they focus on strategy rather than table tennis.

According to reports, PSG player Lee Kang-in and Son got into a brawl, which resulted in former Celtics star Ange Postecoglou’s top player hurting his finger. It has infuriated South Korean football fans, who are already in shock over the team’s dismal performance in a competition they were supposed to win under manager Jurgen Klinsmann, who was fired yesterday. Oh, the star of Hoops, has now been pulled into the row.
He answered a question about whether or not he enjoyed playing table tennis in a post on one of his South Korean social media sites. That incited a displeased “Oh” to retort. He stated: “It’s a really low act to come at me and make accusations without knowing anything about what happened.”

Chung Mong-gyu, the president of the South Korean FA, has since expressed regret for the event. “Some of the domestic players camped for seventy days beginning on December 26th,” he stated. On January 2nd, the players from Europe joined. Over forty days were spent at the camp by over fifty men.
It frequently occurs in groups and takes place in delicate situations involving everyone. Talking about right and wrong too much during times like these can aggravate the injury. I apologize for letting a lot of people down by not living up to the hype during this Asian Cup. I take criticism with humility as the football association’s manager.”

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