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10 years of dedication was not in vain.
Tottenham was happier than anyone else to win Son Heung-min's first championship. Tottenham won 1-0 with Brennan Johnson's winning goal in the 42nd minute in the 2024-2025 Europa League (UEL) final against Manchester United at Estadio San Mames in Bilbao, Spain, at 4 a.m. on the 22nd (Korea time). Tottenham qualified for the European Champions League (UCL) next season. Tottenham won the league cup for the first time in 17 years since lifting it in the 2007-2008 season. It was the first time in 41 years that he won the European tournament since winning the UEFA Cup in the 1983-1984 season.
It was also Son's first career victory. He has played on the best stages in the world, including the German Bundesliga, the English Premier League (EPL), the UCL, and the FIFA World Cup, but has never been at the top. The gold medal at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games is the only winning record. However, the Asian Games are not organized by FIFA. He reached the final of the UCL 2020-2021 League Cup in the 2018-2019 season, but all finished second. Son Heung-min finally added to his career by lifting the Europa League trophy.
Son Heung-min, in particular, has dedicated everything to Tottenham for 10 years. Son Heung-min, who left Leverkusen in the summer of 2015 and wore a Tottenham uniform, always performed best. Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen, who led the attack with him, defended Tottenham even while leaving the team. Son Heung-min's choice was always Tottenham, despite a large offer from Saudi Arabia and other countries. Tottenham, who gave a different view to their somewhat sluggish performance this season, did not forget the tribute to 'Captain' who has kept the team.
After winning the championship, Tottenham left a picture of Son Heung-min wearing the Korean national flag and writing 'First Captain from South Korea to lead the team to a major championship'. It was a completely different look from Bayern Munich, where Kim Min-jae's picture was omitted from the thumbnail of the video related to the victory.
The BBC also posted an image of Son Heung-min smiling and kissing the Europa League trophy against the background of the Korean national flag to celebrate the victory. Then 'This victory is special for Son Heung-min. Having never won a championship in Hamburg and Leverkusen, he finally lifted the trophy for the first time since his professional debut.
Despite his strong performance, it was contrary to the German media, which secretly encouraged Kim Min-jae's transfer, as well as the lowest rating.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
