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LA is shaking ahead of Son Heung-min (LA FC)'s home debut.
Son Heung-min will be on the stage at BMO Stadium, LA FC's home ground, at 11:45 a.m. on September 1 (Korea time). The opponent is San Diego FC, which will be the 31st round of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2025. The MLS website said on the 30th that `Three weeks after Son Heung-min joined LA FC, the moment of high expectations is finally here.'
Son Heung-min built his nest at LA FC on the 7th. Three days later, he made his MLS debut in the 16th minute of the second half against the Chicago Fire on the 10th. In the first game, he induced a penalty kick in the 32nd minute of the second half to lead his team to a 2-2 draw.
He made his first start against the New England Revolution on the 17th and scored his first offensive point by assisting a wedge goal just before the end of the game. LA FC won 2-0.
In the match against FC Dallas on the 24th, he scored his debut goal with a fantastic free kick six minutes into the game. It was unfortunate that the draw was 1 to 1, but Son Heung-min swept the MLS 30th round 'Lee Joo-teul' followed by 'Lee Joo-teul'.
The three away games are over. Son Heung-min will make his first appearance to home fans. He appeared at a press conference against San Diego. Son Heung-min said "Three away games were a really tough schedule. But I think it was a perfect time to make my MLS debut"It's been the toughest away game in the last three weeks, but it's been great, it's been fun. It's important for me to interact with the players, and I also had time to talk with them during the long journey period."
And "I want to win this club. That's why I'm here, that's why I'm trying. I have good memories of winning the Europa League three months ago. I want to continue that emotion and momentum," he stressed.
Son Heung-min was recently ranked fifth in the 21st century league without winning a championship, as revealed by 'Score 90'. He made his professional debut with Hamburg in the German Bundesliga and settled in Tottenham in August 2015 after playing for Bayer Leverkusen.
He lifted the trophy in the Europa League (UEL) as Tottenham captain in the 2024-2025 season. It was the first time in 17 years since the top of the league cup in the 2007-2008 season. The European tournament was the first championship in 41 years since the 1983-1984 season.
Son Heung-min played in 454 games for Tottenham, scoring 173 goals and 101 assists. In 2020, he was honored with the FIFA Pushkas Award, and in the 2021-2022 season, he won the English Premier League Golden Boot (23 goals).
However, he failed to win the EPL title in the end. The league's best performance is second place in the 2016-2017 season.
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Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres from Spain, and Marco Reus (LA Galassi) ranked first to fourth. Daniele de Rossi, Joaquin Sanchez, Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Antonio Di Natale and Jamie Carragher were ranked 6th to 10th.
If Son Heung-min wins the MLS, he can relieve that resentment. Son Heung-min said, `It's my first home game in a month and it feels almost like a year. I'm really looking forward to it, and the home fans will be great. Also, the stadium will be full. I'm really looking forward to getting back on the ground," he smiled.
"I didn't think people would know me because soccer is not the most popular sport in the U.S.," he said of his life in Los Angeles and the first pitch of his career at a home game between the Los Angeles Dodgers in the U.S. Major League Baseball on the 28th. To be honest, I was really surprised when I threw the first pitch"And yet "I've been really busy the last three weeks, but I'm here to play football. So I'm really happy, and the last three weeks have been an incredibly special time. My job is football, though," he replied.
Son Heung-min once said, `I haven't played soccer happily since I started playing soccer. Nevertheless, those were the biggest circles in a way because there was a stage called the World Cup, which I want to develop myself in a slightly different environment and I think is the most important. I'm the happiest person when I play soccer, so I needed an environment where I could do it for a longer time than I'm more happy here now. I needed a little change."
MLS has entered a new era with the addition of Son Heung-min. "We have great players like Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in MLS. Many have joined MLS, and everyone wants to make this league as big as possible"I came here for that purpose, too. My name is small compared to other players, but I want to make the league get attention. I want to give people a smile and happiness and show high-quality soccer. I hope the league will grow even bigger,' he added.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
