The bitter taste of losing a player to a drunk driving offense, while the drunk driver benefits.

The K League 2 champion Gimcheon Sangmu has announced the passing of four recruits, a decision that leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.

On March 30, the Armed Forces Recruitment Administration notified the applicants individually of their acceptance into the first batch of 2024 Armed Forces Sports Specialists. Daejeon Hana Citizen's Yoo Kang-hyun, Kim Min-duk and Cho Jin-woo (Daegu FC), and Lee Sang-min (Seongnam FC) will wear the Gimcheon jersey next year.

In June, Gimcheon selected 17 players, including Baek Seung-ho, Song Min-kyu (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Seol Young-woo, and Uhm Won-sang (Ulsan Hyundai), for the second round of the 2023 Armed Forces Sports Specialists. Baek Seung-ho, Song Min-kyu, Seol Young-woo, and Uhm Won-sang received military service benefits after winning gold at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, while Cho Young-wook, who played with Hwang Sun-hong at Gimcheon, also received an early transfer.

One name that stands out on this list is Lee Sang-min. After making his debut for Chungnam Asan in 2020, Lee has been playing for Seongnam since this season. He has been a mainstay this season, appearing in 23 league games. His career record in the K League is 86 games and 2 goals.

Lee was controversially named to Hwang Sun-hong's final roster for the Hangzhou Asian Games last summer due to his history of drunk driving. Lee was caught driving under the influence in May 2020 while still with Chungnam Asan. He played three more games without informing the club of his arrest before reporting it.

In August of the same year, he was fined 5 million won for violating a road traffic law. The Korean Professional Football Association also suspended him for 15 games in the K League and fined him 4 million won.

The controversy grew as the KFA continued to select players in violation of Article 17 of the national team rules, which states, "Anyone who has been sentenced to a fine of more than 5 million won for an act related to drunk driving or other offenses and whose sentence has not been finalized for three years shall not be eligible to play for the national team.

At the time, the association said, "We acknowledge our inexperience in not properly reviewing the relevant regulations," and coach Hwang Sun-hong said, "We deeply apologize for our carelessness in the player selection process," and removed Lee Sang-min from the final roster.

For professional athletes, the National Military Sports Specialist Program is a clear benefit that allows them to fulfill their athletic and military obligations at the same time. Although Lee didn't win an Asian Games gold medal with Hwang Sun-hong, he was the beneficiary of another benefit: He had been playing in K League 2 since his debut, but Gimcheon's promotion gave him his first taste of the K League 1 stage. What must it be like for an ordinary athlete who sincerely sweated for a chance to become an Armed Forces Sports Specialist?

There is another reason why the fans' gaze is not kind. Recently, the K League had to let go of one of its members for drunk driving. Jeju United goalkeeper Yoo Yeon-soo was hit by a drunk driver last October. He tried to rehabilitate, but was diagnosed as a paraplegic and announced his retirement in a home game on the 11th of last month. He is only 25 years old.

According to the Armed Forces Recruitment Agency, the qualifications for applying to be an Armed Forces Athletic Specialist are 'an athlete who is 19 to 27 years old, in physical classes 1 to 4, and registered with a member sports organization or professional organization of the Korea Sports Federation'. Although Lee was eligible to apply and was accepted as an Armed Forces Athletic Specialist through a legitimate process, there is no hiding the bitterness that follows.

An official from the Armed Forces Recruitment and Training Administration said, "The selection regulations exclude those with a sentence of more than a year, but a fine is not a condition for exclusion." "We handle it according to the regulations while carrying out military administration."



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