Spurs star Son Heung-min dislocated finger in ping pong bust-up with team-mate on eve of S. Korea’s shock Asian Cup exit

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SON HEUNG-MIN dislocated his finger in a bust-up with a team-mate on the eve of South Korea’s shock Asian Cup exit.

A row erupted over dinner ahead of the semi-final meeting with Jordan, which South Korea surprisingly lost 2-0.

Son Heung-Min, seen here with his fingers strapped together, dislocated his finger in a bust-up with a South Korea team-mate[/caption]

SunSport understands some of the younger members of the squad ate their dinner quickly so that they could enjoy a game of ping pong.

But star man Son, the captain of the national team, was unhappy with the players leaving early with meals often used as a chance for team bonding.

PSG ace Lee Kang-in, 22, was among the younger members Son took issue with.

After an exchange of words an altercation broke out which left the Tottenham ace, 31, with a dislocated finger.

A source told SunSport: “The row erupted from nowhere.

“A few of the younger players ate very quickly and left the rest of the squad to play ping pong

“Son asked them to come back and sit down when some disrespectful things were said to him.

“Within seconds players the row spilled into the dinning area and players were being pulled apart.

“Son badly injured his finger trying to calm everyone down.”

The defeat to Jordan was totally unexpected, with South Korea ranked 64 places above them and rated as the third best team in Asia.

Incredibly, South Korea failed to have a single shot on target during last week’s semi-final in Qatar.

Son was forced to play the game with two of his fingers on his right hand strapped together.

He’s continued to wear the strapping since returning to Tottenham where he came on at the weekend in the 2-1 win over Brighton.

SOUTH KOREA were among the favourites to win the Asian Cup which was eventually lifted by Qatar.

GROUP STAGE

South Korea 3 Bahrain 1

Jordan 2 South Korea 2

South Korea 3 Malaysia 3

ROUND OF 16

Saudi Arabia 1 South Korea 1 (2-4 on penalties)

QUARTER FINAL

Australia 1 South Korea 2

SEMI FINAL

Jordan 2 South Korea 0

South Korea and Son were dumped out of the Asian Cup by Jordan in the semi-final[/caption]

Lee Kang-in was among the players who left the meal early to play ping pong[/caption]

Son has been playing with his fingers strapped since the incident[/caption]