Korean midfielder Son Heung-min, wearing jersey number 13, controls the ball during the first half of an international friendly soccer match against Trinidad and Tobago in Utah on May 30. [AP PHOTO/YONHAP]
SALT LAKE CITY — For more than 15 years, Son Heung-min has worn the No. 7 jersey for both his major league clubs and country. But when the Korean team’s starting lineup was announced ahead of Saturday’s friendly against Trinidad and Tobago, its captain was listed as No. 13.
The No. 7 shirt was instead worn by fullback Lee Tae-seok of Austria Wien.
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