SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea captain Son Heung-min has collected his 136th cap to create a three-way tie atop the country’s male rankings. Son subbed in for Bae Jun-ho as a winger to begin the second half of a friendly match against Mexico at Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday (local [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Major League Soccer (MLS) club Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) have scheduled a press conference for Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles, apparently to unveil South Korean superstar Son Heung-min as their newest member. In a press release issued in both English and Korean, LAFC said they will “make a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football icon Son Heung-min departed for Los Angeles on Tuesday, apparently to finalize his transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Los Angeles FC (LAFC) of Major League Soccer (MLS). Son boarded an LA-bound flight out of Incheon International Airport, just west of Seoul, Tuesday evening, but not before [...]
After a decade at Spurs, South Korean icon closes chapter with tribute-filled match as move to MLS looms SEOUL, August 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Son Heung-min, the face of South Korean football and a trailblazer in Europe’s elite leagues, bid an emotional farewell to Tottenham Hotspur in a sold-out exhibition match in Seoul on Saturday [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football star Son Heung-min has appeared in the popular online shooting game Fortnite as an in-game character, the title’s publisher Epic Games said Monday. Fortnite players can purchase the limited-time Son character within Fortnite’s item shop from Monday through Saturday. The character comes with the uniform themed [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted a duo accused of blackmailing South Korean football star Son Heung-min with fake pregnancy claims to extort money from him. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said it indicted a woman in her 20s on charges of extortion and attempted extortion, and a man in [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean captain Son Heung-min has filed a complaint with the police against a woman who allegedly blackmailed him after claiming to be pregnant, police said Wednesday. The Gangnam Police Station in southern Seoul said it is investigating a woman in her 20s and a man on [...]
LONDON, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — About to take his third crack at winning his first trophy in Europe, Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean captain Son Heung-min said Monday he wants to grab that final piece of the puzzle that he’s been chasing for a decade. Son spoke to South Korean media Monday at Tottenham Hotspur [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea captain Son Heung-min has been voted the country’s top football player for 2024. The Korea Football Association (KFA) on Monday announced Son, also skipper for the Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, as its Male Player of the Year for 2024. The KFA launched its annual awards in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Tottenham Hotspur has exercised a one-year contract extension for Son Heung-min, keeping the South Korean star at the club until the summer of 2026. The decision, announced on January 7, comes amid mounting speculation about Son’s potential move to Barcelona and other top European clubs. Tottenham’s Official Statement The club [...]