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Son Heung-min (33, LA FC), who entered La La Land, proudly ranked in the top 10 of the star rankings that advanced to the U.S. Professional Football (MLS).
The U.S. sports media Sports Illustrated' marked the joint MLS entry of Son Heung-min and former Bayern Munich playmaker Thomas Muller (VANUCO Whitecaps) this summer, ranking superstars who have been on the U.S. stage from the past to the present.
Son Heung-min, who joined LA FC after 10 years of playing for Tottenham, ranked fourth. The media outlet said 'LAFC has had Gareth Bale from Tottenham in the past, but it is no match for Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min flew to LA after 10 years of playing for Tottenham in the English Premier League. "He scored 173 goals in 454 appearances for Spurs and ended his team's 17-year reign with a European Europa League win in 2024-2025."
Son Heung-min is also Korea's best player, scoring 51 A-match goals. He won the Asian Games in 2018 and led the team to the round of 16 at the Qatar World Cup in 2022. Now, Son Heung-min said, 'He will become a star on and off the field toward LA FC and LA, where 350,000 Koreans live.'
Son Heung-min made his MLS debut as a substitute against the Chicago Fire on the 10th, three days after he officially joined LA on the 7th. Son Heung-min, who replaced him in the 16th minute of the second half, got a penalty kick in the 32nd minute of the second half for a reckless breakthrough and presented the team with a valuable equalizer, and the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
Müller, a former Munich one-club man, came in third. On top of Son Heung-min and Mueller are only the owners of Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) and former England superstar David Beckham. Messi, who ranked first overall, will play for Miami starting in 2023, while Beckham left Real Madrid in 2007 to join the LA Galaxy and have been involved for five years.
There were also prominent stars in the rest of the top 10. Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who played for AC Milan and Real Madrid, played for AC Milan, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, and Manchester United, as well as striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Chelsea Legend'Didier Drogba, the Arsenal King'Tieri Henry, the 'Man United Legend' Wayne Rooney, and former Spanish goaltender David Villa ranked 5th to 10th.
Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Andrea Pirlo, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Nani, Alessandro Nesta, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Marco Reus were not ranked.
Meanwhile, on the same day, 'CBS Sports' selected the five worst recruiters in MLS history. First place was German football legend Lothar Mateus, who experienced a thorough failure at the New York Red Bulls in 2000. Former Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez is in second place, Rice Mbolhi is in third place, Federico Bernardeschi is in fourth place, and Blaise Matuidi is in fifth place.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
