North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un has banned the country from watching three Premier League clubs. The dictator has long ensured that much of the programmes shown on television across the nation are propaganda-led. However, sport offers a rare break from state-controlled messaging, while also given fans an insight into the sporting cultures of different regions.
Despite that, Jong-Un has still made sure that some of his political policies impact the viewing of Premier League football in the country, with that being the reason why the three teams will not be broadcast.
According to reports, Tottenham, Wolves and Brentford are the three Premier League clubs to be prohibited from North Korean television screens.
This is due to the fact that each club has one South Korean player in their ranks, and with political tension between the two states still high, North Korea does not wish to promote players from there. The most famous of these names is, Son Heung-min, who is arguably the greatest Asian player in Premier League history. The Tottenham and South Korea captain has made 324 appearances in the English top flight, scoring 126 goals and adding another 69 assists.
Report states North Korea does not have any rights to show Premier League action and is infringing on copyright laws in order to do so. It is also claimed that the matches are shown four months behind schedule, with the start of the season being broadcast in January.
