SEOUL (AP) Manchester United's Park Ji Sung will not be selected for the South Korea football team for the Beijing Olympic Games.
The midfielder will not be considered as one of the three over-age players allowed under Olympic rules in the South Korean team for the Beijing Games, Olympic football coach Park Sung Hwa said.
Park missed the national team's World Cup qualifier in Turkmenistan last weekend with water on the knee. As it was the same knee that was operated on in 2007, the coach said Monday it was better to play it safe. "It is with regret that we have decided not to summon Park Ji Sung for the Olympics," Park Sung Hwa said.
"After talking with the KFA's (Korean Football Association) technical committee, we made the decision because his physical condition is not perfect and he faces fierce competition for places at Manchester United."