South Korea's Son Heung-min celebrates his goal against Algeria during their 2014 World Cup Group H soccer match at the Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre June 22, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea winger Son Heung-min, who was denied permission to play at the Asian Games in September by his German club Bayer Leverkusen, has been named in the full national squad for upcoming friendlies against Venezuela and Uruguay.
Son was one of 14 foreign-based players called up for the Sept. 5 and Sept. 8 friendlies, which are being used to prepare for the Asian Cup in Australia in January.
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