Funny isnβt it? Want to be a reporter but couldnβt hold yourself back from bad mouthing your own athletes. Luckily it was caught by the mic. If you canβt act professional or are just itching to talk trash about your own athletes, make a fake account will you?
In case you are wondering what happened here, let me explain.
During an open South Korea training session in Guadalajara ahead of the World Cup, a live microphone accidentally captured a private conversation near the media zone.
The voices were mocking captain Son Heung-min, sneering at the way he led the running drills and, worse, ridiculing his military service with vulgar, dismissive remarks.
The problem is they were also wrong.
Son earned an exemption from the full 21-month service by winning gold at the 2018 Asian Games, then completed a four-week basic training course at a marine unit in 2020 and fulfilled his alternative service obligations in full.
The facts are well documented, which made the mockery look as ignorant as it was disrespectful.
JTBC, whose cameras picked up the audio, denied the voices belonged to its reporters and muted the clip in re-uploads. Korean fans were furious, directing their anger at the speakers rather than the player.
The fallout now reportedly includes tighter control over player and media access in the Korea camp. Protecting the squad before their biggest tournament in years.
Basically, they are signaling to the journalists to respect the people carrying a nation's hopes. It costs nothing.
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Such a strong, positive and supportive soul. I hope we can all stay positive and supportive towards her too. My priority now is praying for her physical and mental healing.
Goh Sze fei is so underrated! I said this so many times π
Possibly the best playmaker Malaysia has at this moment - it is not that he has that fancy net shot or the fastest, he dictate the tempo since the start.
Itβs a bit hectic at the start but they managed to find their rhythm back. Tbh I love looking at Fei front court play. Bro has been aura farming at the front court this whole week. Congratulations FeiDin!
Personally Iβm okay with this. There are a lot of possibilities as to why, but I believe itβs something everyone agrees on to improve themselves and become a better players. This has happened to other partnerships before this. Let them work this out.
π¨ NEW PARTNERSHIPS ALERT
Chen Tang Jie / Clarissa San
Seems like ChenToh pun ambil masa untuk berehat, giving time for Ee Wei's recovery.
#JapanOpen2026
Highlights from the moment Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik were down four match points and turned the tide to secure bronze in the #Paris2024 badminton men's doubles. π₯π
#Olympics#Badminton
Rexy Mainaky has urged badminton's major nations to push for changes to the Badminton World Federation's (BWF) medical regulations following Toh Ee Wei's injury ordeal at the Singapore Open.
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