On Monday, Tottenham Hotspur pulled off a resounding 3-0 victory over Manchester United in a battle between two of the Premier League’s most storied clubs. Son Heung-min, Tottenham’s 26-year-old superstar forward, did not participate. Instead, he was on a pitted field some 7,300 miles away in Indonesia, captaining South Korea in the Asian Games quarterfinal against Uzbekistan. These quadrennial Games are not one of soccer’s marquee tournaments. By rule, squads are inexperienced, as each team is only allowed three players over the age of 23. Of the 24 nations competing this year, 16 have never appeared in a World Cup. But for Son, the tournament represents the most important competition of his life. Should he and South Korea fail to win it all, Son will have to enlist in the military and serve for at least 21 months during the prime of his ascendant athletic career.
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