South Korea coach Colin Bell said it was his duty to protect 16-year-old Casey Phair from the glare of publicity after including the United States-born striker in his 23-player squad for the Women's World Cup.Phair, who has an American father and South Korean mother, made the cut for the tournament in Aus
South Korea coach Colin Bell said it was his duty to protect 16-year-old Casey Phair from the glare of publicity after including the United States-born striker in his 23-player squad for the Women's World Cup.
"I know as the first mixed race player for Korea, men and women, it's a highlight, it's something new," Bell said at a press conference in Seoul.
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