Korean football team stages media blackout over Son Heung-min insults

From The Korea Times

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Korea’s preparations for Thursday’s World Cup match against Mexico have been overshadowed by a rift between the players and the country's media following disparaging comments about captain Son Heung-min. The spat reportedly led to the resignation of one of the team’s media officers on Tuesday. The national team has yet to confirm the resignation, which has been reported by some of the media covering the Korean squad in Guadalajara. Access for the media had apparently been cut off after the comments against Son were caught on camera. Players reportedly refrained from speaking to Korean media outside official World Cup commitments, and scheduled interviews with players were canceled. Mexican media said there was a meeting between the team's media officers and the Korean media to discuss the incident. There was no media access scheduled on Tuesday. The pre-match news conference is scheduled for Wednesday. The Korean soccer association said it regretted “the inappropriate remarks made by some media personnel during the national football team’s training at the