Reportedly, North Korean President Kim Jong-Un has barred broadcasts of Tottenham Hotspur matches from being aired in his country because of the involvement of South Korean football player Son Heung-Min.
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With Son Heung-min as the captain of Spurs, it is not allowed for the citizens of North Korea to watch games that feature players from its southern neighbour.
Wolves and Brentford were also banned as they contain South Korean players Hwang Hee-chan and Kim Ji-soo.
Most likely, most North Korean Premier League telecasts are edited into 60 minutes and aired months after the match has taken place, often just before the state news bulletin.
While it has been said that information is tightly controlled, one thing remains football is more popular than keeping one’s head under the table with propaganda.
According to SunSport, Martyn Williams from Stimson Center, an independent US think tank that investigated North Korea’s sports broadcasting, said:
“We just saw a lot of football on KCTV. It’s the main international sport they broadcast.”
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North Korea had broadcast major Western leagues like the Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, or Serie A.
