FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - Group F - South Korea vs Germany - Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia - June 27, 2018 South Korea's Jang Hyun-soo in action with Germany's Timo Werner REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea defender Jang Hyun-soo has received a lifetime ban from playing for the national team and hit with a 30 million won (£20,400) fine after he was found to have falsified records relating to his military service exemption.
All able-bodied South Korean men must complete almost two years military service as part of efforts to maintain a deterrent against the North but athletes can earn exemptions by winning a medal at the Olympics or gold at the Asian Games.
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