South Korea, Hwang as Son: he saves himself from two years in the military, but he has a month of training!

Being a celebrity can guarantee a series of significant benefits. It starts from an infinity of free products of all kinds, up to a real idolatry. But there is someone who often remains very indifferent to the stars and, as it should be, treats everyone equally. The government. Who cares nothing if you have won a championship or you earn millions of euros: there are obligations from which no one (or almost) can exempt. Such as compulsory military service, which in South Korea is a very serious matter. Korean law is very clear. By the age of twenty-eight, every citizen must spend two years in the army.

SON – A situation that has also affected South Korean football’s biggest star, Heung-min Son. The Tottenham striker has spent … years with the terror of the draft call, also because the sporting requirements to avoid it never seemed to be within the reach of the national teams. Then came the victory of the Under-23 Asian Games, just with Son as out of quota. Enough not to end up in the army for two years, but not to avoid the experience altogether. So the Spurs footballer left for a month, taking advantage of an injury, did his basic training and was discharged. Now, however, the situation arises again for a teammate in that Under-23. RB Leipzig footballer Hwang Hee-chan has been recalled to his homeland.

HWANG – For him, explains MundoDeportive, the training will take place in June. A problem for the national team selector, as this means that Hwang will miss at least two of South Korea’s pre-world friendlies, which must prepare for a complicated group against Portugal, Uruguay and Ghana. Of course, the player, who has been on loan at Wolverhampton this season, could definitely have been worse, considering that without that gold of 2018, the legal terms for him to submit to arms would have expired. And probably the 1996 class would also have skipped the World Cup, unless a dispensation was given. But over there, military service is highly regarded and no one would think of asking for favoritism. Not even … to go to the World Cup