SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean football federation on Wednesday confirmed a British media report that South Korea captain Son Heung-min had injured his finger in a dustup with teammates on the eve of the country’s shock loss at the top Asian tournament last week. The Sun reported Tuesday (British local time) [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Tuesday match between South Korea and China at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center in Guangdong, China culminated in a decisive 3-0 victory for South Korea. The triumph was spearheaded by a stellar performance from Son Heung-min, who notched two goals and an assist. This clash marked the second Asian [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 64,000 fans at Seoul World Cup Stadium suddenly fell silent, so deafening after they’d been screaming at the top of their lungs for most of this Thursday night. South Korea were leading Singapore 4-0 about 80 minutes into their World Cup qualifying match, when captain Son Heung-min [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A video has gone viral featuring South Korean football star Son Heung-min, currently playing for the Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, refusing to hold a fan’s iPhone for a selfie. Son now serves as a PR ambassador for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy brand, a rival to Apple’s tech products. Although he [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Triangle kimbap (samgak kimbap) wrappers featuring Son Heung-min and his Tottenham teammates have been the talk of several online communities recently. However, some interpretations have emerged that the “presence” of Son disappearing from the wrapper is a good representation of his current situation, particularly since he has experienced the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean online media outlet has shed light on the background behind why Son Heung-min’s personal trainer criticized the Korea Football Association (KFA) on his social media account during the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Apart from the KFA’s medical team, Ahn Deok-soo, personal rehabilitation coach for the Tottenham star, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Son Heung-min, captain of the South Korean men’s national football team, was presented with a limited-edition smartphone by Samsung Electronics Co. Son, a well-known iPhone user, posted on Instagram photos of the Galaxy Z Flip 4 Maison Margiela Edition that Samsung gave him as a gift. The photo included [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football star Son Heung-min appeared on the first page of the caricature of the captains posted by FIFA on social media to celebrate the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. FIFA posted on Monday caricatures of the captains of 32 World Cup squads on its official [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football star Son Heung-min has broken his own mark for the highest ranking by an Asian player ever in the annual Ballon d’Or voting, finishing 11th for the prestigious award. In a ceremony held in Paris on Monday (local time), Son, who scored 23 goals for Tottenham [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea National Tuberculosis Association announced Tuesday the release of this year’s Christmas seal starring South Korean football star Son Heung-min. The seal shows Tottenham Hotspur forward playing in a football game. Revenue generated by Christmas seal sales will be used to help tuberculosis patients among vulnerable social groups, [...]