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SEOUL: South Korea on Thursday dropped Arsenal striker ParkChu-Young for next month's World Cup qualification games, amidcontroversy over his move to delay military service. Park was not named in the squad for a friendly against Spain inSwitzerland on May 30 or for the qualification games for the 2014Brazil World Cup - away to Qatar on June 8 and home to Lebanon onJune 12. The 26-year-old has come under fire for delaying his compulsorymilitary service by obtaining a 10-year residency visa for Monacolast year, when he played for AS Monaco. South Korean football authorities had urged him to explain hisposition publicly on the controversy before the squad was announcedon Thursday. "I think he should publicise his thoughts clearly," coach ChoiKang-Hee told journalists after revealing the 26-player list. "A national team must take into account not only an individualplayer's capability but the atmosphere of the whole team." Choi said he had agonised over what to do with Park. "What is important is whether a player is willing to sacrifice forthe team and whether he has pride in his team," Choi said. The former national skipper had a lacklustre first season atArsenal, managing just six appearances since his move to Londonlast August, but he remains one of South Korea's most influentialplayers. Allegations of draft-dodging are a sensitive topic in South Korea,where most men must undergo two years in the military. Manchester United's Park Ji-Sung, who has retired frominternational football, expressed regret at Chu-Young's exclusion."The national team has lost an excellent player," he toldreporters. Choi brought in 12 new faces - including two forwards, Hamburg'sSon Heung-Min and Sunderland's Ji Dong-Won, and defender ParkJoo-Ho of FC Basel - to inject fresh blood into the team. Squad: Goalkeepers: Kim Young-Kwang (Ulsan Hyundai), Jung Sung-Ryong(Suwon Samsung), Kim Ji-Hyeon (Cerezo Osaka/JPN) Defenders: Kwak Tae-Hwi (Ulsan Hyundai), Choi Hyo-Jin (SangjuSangmu), Cho Yong-Hyung (Al-Rayyan/QAT), Oh Beom-Seok (SuwonSamsung), Cho Byung-Kuk (Jubilo Iwata/JPN), Lee Jung-Soo(Al-Sadd/QAT), Park Joo-Ho (FC Basel/SUI), Kim Young-Kwon (OmiyaArdija/JPN) Midfielders: Kim Jae-Sung (Sangju Sangmu), Kim Bo-Kyung (CerezoOsaka/JPN), Park Hyun-Bem (Suwon Samsung), Kim Jung-Woo (JeonbukHyundai), Koo Ja-Cheol (Augsburg/GER), Kim Do-Heon (National PoliceAgency), Kim Chi-Woo (Sangju Sangmu), Yeom Ki-Hun (National PoliceAgency), Ki Sung-Yueng (Celtic/SCO), Lee Keun-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai),Nam Tae-Hee (Lekhwiya SC/QAT) Forwards: Son Heung-Min (Hamburg SV/GER), Ji Dong-Won(Sunderland/ENG), Lee Dong-Gook (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Kim Shin-Wook(Ulsan Hyundai) - AFP/de. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Inflatable Saturn Manufacturer , Inflatable Santa Claus Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Inflatable Saturn.
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