Korean duo in trouble

Premiership striker Lee Dong-Gook and goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae face a six-month suspension from South Korea's national team over a late-night drinking spree during the Asian Cup, officials said Wednesday.
Defender Kim Sang-sik and forward Woo Sung-Yong are also under fire over the boozy night out with female staff at an Indonesian karaoke bar.
Goalkeeper Lee, South Korea's captain at the time who has been short listed for Asian Player of the Year, offered a tearful plea for forgiveness while the Korea Football Association (KFA) has also issued a rare public apology.
"Under KFA regulations, they may be suspended for more than six months," a spokesman, Lee Won-Jae, told AFP.
"They have fully admitted their misbehaviour, saying they would humbly accept any disciplinary measures," he said, adding the KFA disciplinary committee will convene as early as Friday.
According to the KFA, Lee Woon-Jae, 34, defied rules and left his team base to visit a local bar with friends in Indonesia two nights before the 2-1 group-stage loss to Bahrain on July 15.
The day after the match he took Lee Dong-Gook and the two others to a karaoke bar in Jakarta, where they drank into the early hours with female bar employees.
The goalie, whose crucial penalty shootout save led South Korea into the semifinals at a 2002 World Cup match against Spain, burst into tears as he apologised at a press conference on Tuesday.
"We made a grave mistake for which we have absolutely no excuses," he said, adding he was trying to boost morale.
South Korea finished third in the tournament but scored just three goals in six matches. Coach Pim Verbeek later resigned.