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Aug 23, 2025; Frisco, Texas, USA; Los Angeles FC forward Son Heung-Min (7) celebrates with Los Angeles FC midfielder Ryan Hollingshead (24) after scoring a goal on a free kick during the first half against FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Aug 27, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles FC soccer forward Son Heung-min (7) waves to fans at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Son Heung-min (33, LA FC), who entered the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS), is soaring.
It even went on to broadcast nationwide in the morning, which boasts the highest ratings. ABC's morning sign program 'Good Morning America', which boasts a 50-year history, went on an exclusive interview with Son Heung-min on the 28th (Korea time). GMA, which began in 1975, is ABC's flagship program broadcast throughout the United States every morning. He has been competing for the No. 1 spot in the nation's ratings with NBC's 'Today', and has won the Daytime Emmy Award three times. Son Heung-min's appearance can explain how his status is being accepted in the United States.
"Football is the best sport in England," said Son Heung-min, who faced ABC News announcer Trevor Allt at the LA FC training site. It's like a culture"There are various sports in the United States, such as soccer and baseball. I joined LAFC to make MLS bigger"
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FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 16: Fans Son Heung-Min #7 of Los Angeles FC hold flags of South Korea prior to the MLS match between New England Revolution and Los Angeles Football Club at Gillette Stadium on August 16, 2025 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Winslow Townson/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Winslow Townson / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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Los Angeles FC soccer player Son Heung-min warms up before throwing out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Son Heung-min is gaining huge popularity after entering the U.S. After the announcement that he would move to LA FC, even other professional teams based in LA drew so much attention that they delivered a welcome message. The Dodgers also invited Son Heung-min to a home game on the 28th, where star Shohei Ohtani started. At the same time as the announcement of his joining, the Son Heung-min uniform released by LA FC is selling like hot cakes, and the three away games are lined with Korean-Americans and Taegeukgi waves. ABC introduced Son Heung-min, who stepped on the U.S. soil with a record transfer fee of $20 million, as a huge impact on MLS development in just a few weeks. According to the LA FC general manager, Son's uniform broke the sales record.
Son Heung-min said, `I'm so grateful that the fans are looking for my uniform. There is also a greater sense of responsibility to give something back to the club and the fans." About the Dodgers' first pitch event "I practiced not only with my teammates but also with the guards. He even joked to his colleagues that `If the ball is not good, I will not go to training the next day.'
Son Heung-min will play his first home game after advancing to MLS against San Diego FC on the 31st. Tickets for the 22,000-capacity BMO Stadium have already been sold out. Son Heung-min expressed his determination to do his best, saying, `Tension gives happiness and smiles.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
