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Thursday 03 June 2010 7:38 pm

Goalkeeper ploy backfires

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NORTH KOREA’S tactic of naming an extra striker instead of a third keeper has turned into a spectacular own goal.

World chiefs Fifa have warned Korea that Kim Myong-Won will only be allowed to play in goal, rather than his usual position of centre-forward.

A Fifa statement read: “The three players listed as goalkeepers can only play as goalkeepers during the World Cup and cannot play outfield.”

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