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Spurs winger could take two-year break from his football career to serve in the South Korean military
Under the South Koran law, each one of their citizens has to serve in the military for 21 months at least before turning 28 and failing to serve the term can lead to imprisonment.
There is, however, a way of escape. Son Heung-Min is clearly not the first South Koran footballer facing this situation. South Koreans sportsmen can be exempt for national team achievement. Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo, for example were exempt after reaching the 2002 World Cup semi-final in 2002, Swansea midfielder Ki Sung-yueng’s term was reduced to just four months for winning a bronze medal at London 2012.
Other South Korean personalities have previosuly managed to avoid serving in the army, but some of them were exiled following their refusal.
Heung-Min Son, 24, is blazing a trail at Tottenham this term having netted five goals in as much games in all competitions this term. The South Korea International has also registered one assist for Tottenham so far.
