Son Heung-min’s father’s academy trouble continues: videos of verbal abuse and assault

A series of videos obtained by the news agency Yonhap They show coaches from the footballer’s father’s academy Son Heung-min insulting and belittling minor players from the sideline and another, which has yet to be published, purports to show the Tottenham forward’s own father kicking one of his pupils.

The images were released at a time when Son Woong-jung and Son Heung-yunfather and older brother of the captain of the South Korean team, is being investigated by the prosecutor’s office along with a third person who works at Son Academy after being accused before the police of physically and psychologically abusing a minor member of the institution.

The videos published show various moments of the matches played by the under-13 academy teams in Fukuoka (Japan) last January where Son Academy technicians were heard calling some players “stupid” or “son of a bitch” for mistakes made during matches. Phrases like “if you’re going to play like this, get off the field” or “Did you join this team just to be another number?” They will also be recognized.

Yonhap did not want to make the video of the attack public Son Woong-jungfather of the famous striker and owner of the academy, allegedly made an attack on a minor player, although he assures that the photos show him approaching a footballer, taking advantage of the fact that he puts on his socks when the ball goes out of bounds , and kicks him.

The images have arrived Yonhap just a day after a group of parents of students at the institution published a statement assuring that they had no evidence that this type of abuse had ever occurred against their children.

The case stems from a complaint by parents who went to the police after discovering that their son, after returning from a spring camp in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawahas a scar on his thigh that was allegedly in response to one of the center’s coaches hitting him with a corner flag as punishment for not performing physically.

The young player also accused Oh of verbally reprimanding him for mistakes made during training and another coach hitting him on various parts of his body while he was in the academy dormitory.

The police of the province of Gangwonthe province where the Anak Academythe case was referred to the Prosecutor’s Office in April, while the father of the captain of the South Korean team publicly denied all accusations.

The academy also spoke out today about the videos, acknowledging the inappropriate language used, although it defended its coaches, saying they were “under pressure” and “disappointed” with the play shown by the players. academy.