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Myanmar Goalie Who Flashed Protest Salute Opts to Stay in Japan

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Pyae Lyan Aung, a substitute goalkeeper of the Myanmar national team who raised a three-finger salute during a qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup in late May, arrives at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, Japan on June 16, 2021. / Kyodo

Pyae Lyan Aung, a substitute goalkeeper of the Myanmar national team who raised a three-finger salute during a qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup in late May, arrives at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, Japan on June 16, 2021. / Kyodo

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A goalkeeper for the Myanmar football team who raised a three-finger salute in protest at the military coup in the country during a World Cup qualifying match in Japan said Thursday he has chosen not to return home and will apply for refugee status.

Pyae Lyan Aung, 27, told reporters at Kansai Airport in Osaka Prefecture that he has decided to stay in Japan as his “life would be at risk” if he returns home.

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