He may have scored the dramatic late winner to sink Manchester City at Sunderland on New Year's Day but South Korean striker Ji Dong-Won has assisted in a massive PR own goal for the club. The 21-year-old has pulled out of Sunderland's pre-season tour to South Korea in a fortnight after he was been named in his country's Olympics squad by coach Hong Myung-Bo. Sunderland visit Suwon in South Korea to take part in the four-team Peace Cup from July 19. The trip, which was arranged after Ji's £2million move from Chunnam Dragons last season, is being used to raise the club's profile in the Far East. London calling: Ji Dong-Won is in South Korea's Olympic squad And losing the South Korean face of...
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