DAEJEON, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Special limited medals produced to celebrate the distinguished career of Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean star Son Heung-min went on sale Monday, according to the state-run minting agency. Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO) said the medals themed on the 28-year-old striker for Tottenham Hotspur in [...]
DAEJEON, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Medals commemorating the distinguished career of the South Korean football star Son Heung-min will go on sale next month, the state-run minting agency said Tuesday. The Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO) said it plans to release the medals themed on the 28-year-old striker for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Son Heung-min has scored his 100th goal as a member of Tottenham Hotspur. The South Korean star reached the century mark in a 3-0 victory over Leeds United in a Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday. The victory lifted Tottenham from seventh to third [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean star Son Heung-min completed a three-week military training program with the best performance among all trainees Friday, as he excelled in shooting skills and other areas, officials said. Son is one of the top five trainees to receive a prize at the camp’s graduation ceremony [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy sparked over a profile picture of South Korean football star Son Heung-min posted on Japan’s largest internet portal. Online football forums criticized the profile picture of Son posted on Yahoo Japan. Yahoo Japan’s profile of the Tottenham Hotspur’s attacking ace includes a picture of him tackling Everton’s Andre [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean men’s national football captain Son Heung-min has been named the country’s favorite athlete in a national survey released Thursday. Son topped the poll conducted by Gallup Korea on people’s favorite athletes. He earned 35 percent of support from 1,700 South Koreans aged 13 or older. The poll [...]
ABU DHABI, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea crashed out of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in the quarterfinals on Friday with a 1-0 loss to Qatar. Abdelaziz Hatim’s goal in the 78th minute was all Qatar needed to shock South Korea at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, as the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Son Heung-min, a South Korean professional footballer playing his trade with Premier League side Tottenham, opened a remote soccer school for elementary school students in South Korea using SK Telecom Co.’s 5G and media technology. SK Telecom revealed the 5GX Dream Project via YouTube and television, where Son makes [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The period from the late 1990s to the early 2000s was the golden age of Korean football when it comes to its popularity among young women. Star players like Lee Dong-gook, Ahn Jung-hwan, Ko Jong-soo and Lee Chun-soo drew fans everywhere they went, most of them being females. Screams of [...]
SUWON, South Korea, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min wrapped up his tight monthlong schedule with South Korea on Tuesday before returning to the English Premier League. Son played full time in South Korea’s 0-0 draw against Chile at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, south of Seoul. It was his [...]