A Korean star is born
Striker Myeong Won guides South to football title against the North. -ST
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
The Straits Times
By Wang Meng Meng
AT THE end of the 80 minutes of football, Suh Myeong Won became a regular teenager again.
Exchanging high-fives with his teammates, applauding the fans and consoling the vanquished, the exhausted South Korean striker walked around the Jalan Besar Stadium pitch with his socks rolled down, soaking up the occasion.
But what the 14-year-old had just accomplished was anything but ordinary.
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