Welcome Son Heung-min, first time outside Tottenham, first North London derby in Hong Kong...SONNY, the history of the Arsenal match
Mar 31, 2025
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Tottenham announced on the 31st (Korea time) that it will play a friendly match against Arsenal in Hong Kong as part of the 2025-2026 pre-season. Tottenham will clash with Arsenal at the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium on July 31. Kai Tak Stadium, which opened this month, is a new venue for sports and entertainment that Hong Kong boasts.
The first 'North London Derby' to be held outside the UK is the highlight of the Hong Kong Football Festival 2025. Tottenham said on the same day that it was "delighted to announce the match against Arsenal in Hong Kong as part of its summer pre-season tour" and that it would "interact with fans, celebrate and support local culture, and provide a football clinic for youth during its stay in Hong Kong."
An open training session will be held on July 29, the day before the game. Ryan Norris, Tottenham's CRO, rarely has a bigger event in English football than "North London Derby". Not only is playing this game in Hong Kong a big event for a passionate fan base across Asia, but it is also an opportunity for the team to make ideal preparations ahead of the new season." And emphasized that "in accordance with the tradition of the tour, if we visit, the club will be involved in a lot more than the game itself."
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After World War I, the promotion scandal broke out in the process of reorganizing the first division, and the two teams became 'Whethers. The rivalry between the two teams heated up, with Sol Campbell, who played for Tottenham, being involved in Judas controversy in the process of moving to Arsenal.
Recently, it is a slanted playground. Arsenal are unbeaten (5 wins and 1 draw) in six consecutive games against Tottenham. The last time Tottenham beat Arsenal was in May 2022.
Son Heung-min is famous for being the man of the North London derby. He has played a total of 21 'North London derby' so far. He played 19 games in the EPL and two in the League Cup.
He scored seven goals in the league, one in the league cup, a total of eight goals. It is the fourth place in the all-time ranking. Ahead of Son Heung-min are Harry Kane (14 goals), Emmanuel Adebayor (10 goals) and Robert Pire (9 goals).
Son has four goals in his last four games against Arsenal.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
