Lee Kang-in apologizes after the altercation with Son Heung-min

Midfielder Lee Kang-in recently issued a public apology after the fight that injured Son Heung-min, before Korea's 2023 Asian Cup semi-final against Jordan.

Son Heung-min brawled with teammates before the Asian Cup semi-final

"Korean national team is a disaster at the 2024 Asian Cup"

All fans' attention was focused on Lee Kang-in when the midfielder issued a public apology for the fight that injured captain Son Heung-min's finger, before the Asian Cup semi-finals. 2023 between Korea and Jordan.

Lee Kang-in (left) apologized to Son Heung-min after the fight

Through his personal account on the social networking site Instagram, the midfielder currently playing for PSG wrote: "There was information that I had a fight with Son before the Asian Cup semi-finals. I caused great disappointment to all supporters of the Korean national team. I'm so sorry. I should have listened to the older players and I apologize for showing a bad attitude."

Lee Kang-in's apology to Son Heung-min was immediately shared with heated comments with all kinds of different compliments and criticisms.

Meanwhile, South Korea's Yonhap news agency provided details about the embarrassing fight between Lee and Son, who plays for Tottenham. Specifically, the incident started when some young players of the Korean national team including Lee Kang-in, Seol Young-woo and Jeong Woo-yeong rushed to dinner to go play table tennis. An argument ensued.

Son with his finger wrapped in gauze during the semi-final against Jordan

Son even asked coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who was present at the meal, to remove Lee from Korea's starting lineup against Jordan. Not stopping there, while asking the other young players not to make noise, Son also grabbed Lee's collar. As a result, Son had enough and suffered a dislocated finger when the PSG player punched him back.