 |
| 사진=토트넘 |
|
Son Heung-min's first victory ceremony was left a bit disappointing due to the UEFA's regrettable mistake.
Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester United 1-0 in the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League (UEL) final at Estadio San Mames in Bilbao, Spain on the 22nd (Korea time). Tottenham lifted the European competition trophy for the first time in 17 years, and Son Heung-min also won his first club competition.
Son Heung-min enjoyed the joy of winning the championship with the Korean national flag around his body. The scene where the best player of all time in Korea lifted the trophy with the Korean national flag was a famous scene that will remain in the history of Korean soccer. However, an unexpected happening took place in the moment of emotion. Some Tottenham players, including Son Heung-min, did not receive a winning medal on the ceremony stage.
The British Daily Mail said Son Heung-min, midfielder Rodrigo Bentancourt and vice-captain Christian Romero hugged UEFA president Alexander Cheperin but did not receive a medal," he reported. Chairman Cheperin was then seen looking at UEFA officials after recognizing the lack of medals as the last players approached.
According to the Daily Mail, UEFA later clarified the cause of the medal supply problem in a statement. UEFA announced that 50 medals will be allocated to each team, but only 30 people will be on stage at the ceremony"Tottenham players were on the stage of the awards ceremony with more players than expected, so they lacked medals. The medal, which was lacking, was delivered directly to the winner's locker room. We sincerely apologize for our mistake.' UEFA also reportedly apologized to the club for this.
In Tottenham, there were some cases where they did not follow the information provided in advance by UEFA, but they lacked a little sense. This is because even if there is no contribution to winning, we cannot ask players who have already gone to the ceremony not to go to the awards ceremony. If the number of players had been checked before the awards ceremony, such an incident would not have occurred.
In the end, Son Heung-min had to perform a victory ceremony to lift the Europa League trophy without a medal. There was also a problem during the ceremony. Originally, firecrackers were supposed to explode behind the podium when the captain lifted the trophy, but when Son Heung-min first won the trophy, the firecrackers did not explode. When Son Heung-min turned back and raised the trophy again, the firecracker only exploded then. In many ways, UEFA's work was disappointing.
Fortunately, the medal was delivered after the match, but UEFA's inconsiderate management of the ceremony needed improvement. Fortunately, Son Heung-min was so happy that he didn't care at all about UEFA's mistakes. Son Heung-min was later seen returning to the hotel with a medal. Son Heung-min was also wearing a medal in a commemorative photo shoot at UEFA.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
