FUN FACTS – Top soccer player wants to play with Lee Yong-Dae

While it has frequently been female celebrities singing the praises of Lee Yong Dae’s good looks, it now seems that it is male celebrities who are most likely to ask for an on-court encounter with the badminton star.

Top Korean soccer player Koo Ja Cheol, a recent addition to Vfl Wolfsburg of Germany’s Bundesliga , revealed through his Twitter page his wish to play with the badminton prodigy: “Every night I’m enjoying some badminton games..I’d love to play a match with Lee Yong Dae,” Koo posted, adding a picture showing the soccer player sitting next to a badminton court.

While Lee Yong Dae has already participated in some crossover between the two sports, having done a ceremonial kick-off before a 2008 K-League (Korea’s soccer league) match, this tweet might just end up with Koo Ja Cheol showing up at a badminton tournament.  Korean badminton fans have already witnessed pop star Nichkhun from boy-band 2PM, playing a few rallies with Lee Yong Dae before last year’s Korea Open, after he requested a match with the badminton star.

A video has also been added onto several Korean websites, showing the Vfl Wolfsburg’s midfielder playing a badminton rally, news which has probably reached Lee Yong Dae’s ears ..