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‘It was like war’ S.Korean star says N.Korean players ‘very aggressive’ in historic clash

By AFP
18 October 2019   |   11:04 am
South Korea's Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min says the historic World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang was a "very aggressive" match that made him fear injuries, with North Korean players even swearing at him and his teammates.

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