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| Son Heung-min greets Anthony Gordon in the match between Tottenham and Newcastle at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/ |
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| Son Heung-min greets fans at the match between Tottenham and Newcastle at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/ |
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Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) became Son Heung-min 'Sungdeok'
Tottenham and Newcastle played an off-season friendly match at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. The match attracted global attention with Son Heung-min's farewell match of the Tottenham heart. Ahead of the match, Son Heung-min said "It was not an easy decision. We have decided to leave the team (Tottenham) this summer.
Son Heung-min joined Tottenham through a transfer window in the summer of 2015. He scored 173 goals in 454 games for Tottenham. During this period, Son Heung-min was honored with the joint top scorer (23 goals) in the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2021-2022 season and the FIFA Pushcashi Award in 2020. Both the EPL's top scorer and the Pushkashi Award are the first and only milestone for an Asian player to date. Above all, he lifted the trophy in the Europa League (UEL) in the 2024-2025 season.
Sky Sports, a sports media outlet, said, `Son Heung-min will be remembered as one of the best players of modern Tottenham. It is no exaggeration to say that he is an icon representing the current generation of Tottenham. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) may be Tottenham's all-time leading scorer, but Son Heung-min will forever be remembered as the player left for Tottenham. It is also worth remembering that many of Kane's goals stemmed from Son Heung-min's assist. As the statistics tell us, Son accounted for half of the deadliest striker partnership in EPL history. In addition to all this, Son Heung-min praised Tottenham's legend, not just Tottenham's legend, but the Premier League's legend, which even rival fans can't refute.
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| Son Heung-min greets Anthony Gordon in the match between Tottenham and Newcastle at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/ |
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| Son Heung-min greets fans at the match between Tottenham and Newcastle at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/ |
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Son Heung-min started the game against Newcastle wearing the captain's armband. He stayed on the ground until he was replaced by Mohamed Kudus in the 20th minute of the second half. Son Heung-min hugged the team as he left the ground. Players from both teams gave him a 'Guard of Honor'. The 64,773 spectators chanted his name and cheered for the future.
Gordon, who last played against Tottenham Son Heung-min, expressed more regret than anyone else. He welcomed Son Heung-min by hugging him tightly since the greeting of the players of both teams. It was the same during the game and after the game.
Gordon is one of the EPL's most popular 'Son Heung-min fans'. He revealed that he was a fan of Son Heung-min in the past. Gordon also said in a broadcast interview after the game against the `Team K League' on July 30 that `Son Heung-min is a player who plays in the same position as me and a role model that I respect the most. In fact, they texted each other a few times after the game. It's a good cider. It's really humble and the best player. He also expressed his mind.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
