Heung-min Son starts 3-week military service in South Korea

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LONDON - Tottenham forward Heung-min Son started a three-week period of military service in his native South Korea on Monday.

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LONDON – Tottenham forward Heung-min Son started a three-week period of military service in his native South Korea on Monday.

The 27-year-old Son reported to a Marine Corps unit on the southern island of Jeju, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, and will be in camp until May 8.

He is fulfilling requirements of the military service exemption he earned by winning the gold medal for South Korea in the soccer tournament at the Asian Games in 2018. Without the exemption, he would have been required by law to serve 21 months.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 file photo, Tottenham's Son Heung-min celebrates his goal against Norwich City during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. Tottenham forward Heung-min Son has started a three-week period of military service in his native South Korea. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency says the 27-year-old Son reported to a Marine Corps unit on the southern island of Jeju and will be in camp until May 8. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 file photo, Tottenham's Son Heung-min celebrates his goal against Norwich City during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. Tottenham forward Heung-min Son has started a three-week period of military service in his native South Korea. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency says the 27-year-old Son reported to a Marine Corps unit on the southern island of Jeju and will be in camp until May 8. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Son, who recently recovered from a broken arm sustained in a match in February, is doing his service while the Premier League is indefinitely suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Britain is in lockdown until at least the first week of May, and the earliest the league can restart is June.

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