exemption

男子サッカー韓国代表の強さの根っこはやはりここにあったのかも。exmeptionは「（課税・義務などの）免除 」のことで、ラテン語の「取り出す」を語源としています。彼らの義務は兵役。「兵役免除」は何よりのcarrotとなります。

兵役回避を韓国国内で非難されていたある選手が３位決定戦終了直後のピッチ上で、 "独島は私たちの地"と書いたプラカードを掲げたのにはどんな意図があったのでしょうか。非難をかわすため？オリンピック憲章にももとる、およそスポーツマンらしくないパフォーマンスでした。
彼の顔には満足と安堵の表情が浮かんでいました。（UG）

Japan dominated the ball in the second half following Koo's score, but couldn't break through the crowded South Korean zone.

Japan had a goal disallowed with two minutes left, with Kenyu Sugimoto getting a yellow for pushing down Jung as Maya Yoshida headed in a corner into a gaping net.

In a testy game between fierce regional rivals, seven yellow cards were issued, including three to South Koreans in a 12-minute span in the first half.

The bronze medal exempts the footballers from mandatory military service. An Olympic medal of any color grants all male athletes such exemption if they haven't already served in the armed forces.

Earlier this year, Park Chu-young came under fire for postponing the service by acquiring a 10-year residency visa in Monaco last year. He'd played for AS Monaco in the top French league before joining Arsenal in the Premier League.

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