North Korean nuclear threats scared off top intentional players from joining South Korean football clubs, according to an author.
South Korea's spectacular performance and hosting of the 2002 World Cup attracted many South American players to its K-League.
But many were "very much aware" of tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un's predecessor and father Jong-il's constant missile threats at the time.
Devon Rowcliffe, 40, has detailed the year Chelsea FC legend Ian Porterfield and three English footballers tried to revive the struggling league in 2003.Who Ate All the Squid?: Football Adventures in South Korea tells of how the Sunderland FA Cup hero lured former England youth striker Jamie Cureton to turn Busan IPark's fortunes with former Stoke forward.
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