Foreign media also paid attention to Son Heung-min's pregnancy threat → If he doesn't pay, he will be arrested...What's happening before the final?

May 15, 2025

Foreign media also paid attention to Son Heung-min's pregnancy threat → If he doesn't pay, he will be arrested...What's happening before the final?
It was revealed that Son Heung-min, the captain of the Korean national soccer team and Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League (EPL), filed a complaint with the police, saying he was asked for money and valuables by a group of people under the pretext of becoming pregnant. A day after the charges were confirmed, the group was arrested by police.

According to the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul on the 15th, a woman in her 20s and a man in her 40s, B, were arrested on charges of blackmail and attempted blackmail, respectively, and are under investigation. Son Heung-min's side reportedly claimed that they tried to extort hundreds of millions of won in bribes by deceiving them that they were pregnant. Photo = SNS



Foreign media also paid attention to Son Heung-min's pregnancy threat → If he doesn't pay, he will be arrested...What's happening before the final?
Foreign media also paid attention to Son Heung-min's pregnancy threat → If he doesn't pay, he will be arrested...What's happening before the final?
Son Heung-min, the captain of the Korean national soccer team and Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League (EPL), was found to have filed a complaint with the police, claiming that he was asked for money and valuables by a group of people under the pretext of pregnancy. A day after the charges were confirmed, the group was arrested by police.

According to the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul on the 15th, a woman in her 20s and a man in her 40s, B, were arrested on charges of blackmail and attempted blackmail, respectively, and are under investigation. Son Heung-min's side reportedly claimed that they tried to extort hundreds of millions of won in bribes by deceiving them that they were pregnant.

Mr. A is accused of threatening Son Heung-min and asking for money and valuables in June last year, saying he was pregnant with a child. Mr. A's acquaintance, Mr. B, also reportedly approached Son Heung-min in March this year and tried to receive money and valuables.




Son Heung-min filed a complaint with the police on the 7th. The police applied for arrest warrants for A and B on the 12th of this month, and obtained a warrant from the court on the 14th.

Since the incident was reported, foreign media have also been interested in it.

Global media ESPN reported that `Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min filed a complaint with the Korean police claiming he was the victim in connection with the attempted intimidation using false pregnancy claims.'




Foreign media also paid attention to Son Heung-min's pregnancy threat → If he doesn't pay, he will be arrested...What's happening before the final?
Foreign media also paid attention to Son Heung-min's pregnancy threat → If he doesn't pay, he will be arrested...What's happening before the final?
ESPN cited a statement from Son Heung-min's agency, Son & Football Limited.

Son & Football Limited filed a complaint with the police on the same day on its official website against a group of people who threatened the player, saying they would spread false information"We will take strong legal action to punish those who have made threats of blackmail with obvious false information without leniency "

"Son Heung-min is a clear victim of this incident," he said. "I am sorry to have caused such a concern to everyone who supported him again," he added.




Citing Korean media reports, ESPN reported that a woman in her 20s and a man in his 40s were arrested for trying to extort money from Son Heung-min under the pretext of false pregnancy, and an investigation is underway. He then explained that the Seoul Gangnam Police Station did not immediately respond to the media's request for this report.

Son Heung-min is considered one of the successful South Korean players in the English Premier League. Not only the club team, but also the Korean national team is devoted and has many fans. Son Heung-min's Tottenham is set to play the UEFA Europa League final against Manchester United on the 22nd.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.