Legend, L.A. Senior, Son Heung-min is already in love with the Happy Virus...Look at the ceremony! I feel happy for my colleagues

Sep 25, 2025

Legend, L.A. Senior, Son Heung-min is already in love with the Happy Virus...Look at the ceremony! I feel happy for my colleagues
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Legend, L.A. Senior, Son Heung-min is already in love with the Happy Virus...Look at the ceremony! I feel happy for my colleagues
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Legend, L.A. Senior, Son Heung-min is already in love with the Happy Virus...Look at the ceremony! I feel happy for my colleagues
'Son National'Son National'Son Heung-min (LAFC)'s 'Happy Virus' is drawing attention locally.

Italian soccer legend Giorginio Chiellini (retired) talked about 'Heungbu Duo', 'Son Heung-min Effect', 'Burning Buanga' and 'Cherundolo's Last Challenge' in an interview with 'This is MLS' on the 24th (Korea time).

Legendary Chiellini, who played 18 years in Juventus alone, left Juventus in 2022 like Son Heung-min, joined LA, and played for two seasons until 2023. Los Angeles won its first MLS Cup in 2022. In the same year, he won the Supporters Shield. In 2023, he reached the final of the North American Football Confederation Champions League and was the runner-up.




Chiellini said "This special (Heungbu) duo could give the team great hope in the MLS playoffs. Monster Duo of the League" he praised. It is expected that LA, which has currently confirmed its playoff qualification as fourth in the MLS West, will lead LA to its second league championship in history with 'Heungbu Duo', which has scored a hat trick in the last three consecutive league games.

Legend, L.A. Senior, Son Heung-min is already in love with the Happy Virus...Look at the ceremony! I feel happy for my colleagues
Chiellini seems surprised by the effect of Son Heung-min, who left Tottenham and joined LA in August. "At the beginning of the season, L.A. was like a rollercoaster. In particular, they did not get a certain result in away games. "I lost my happiness along with a lot of points." "When I shot the happiness and joy I lost at that time (Son Heung-min's nickname), I brought it back." Not only the fans but also the players in the locker room. You can feel the joy every time you do a ceremony. I think all of this was possible thanks to the addition of Sonny."

Son Heung-min has been evaluated as a 'Smileman' who emits a unique happy virus at Tottenham, where he stayed for 10 years from 2015.




Son Heung-min has become a sensation with six goals and three assists in seven games since his debut in LA. In the match against Real Salt Lake on the 18th, he scored his first hat trick to lead the team to a 4-1 victory.

Deene Vuanga of Heungbu Duo is considered to have benefited the most from Son Heung-min's joining. Gabon national team member Buanga scored nine goals and one assist after Son Heung-min's debut. He has scored two hat tricks in his last three games. He is currently tied for the top scorer in the league with Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) with 22 goals.

Legend, L.A. Senior, Son Heung-min is already in love with the Happy Virus...Look at the ceremony! I feel happy for my colleagues
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Chiellini praised and pointed out that `Bouanga loves soccer itself, he likes to push himself' and `He's still young and in good shape, so he can consistently perform like he does now, but there are some ups and downs during the game.'




As for Coach Steve Cherundolo, who will leave the team after this season "Cherundolo and I have a very deep relationship. We all wished Cherundolo his best to lift the trophy until the very end."

Son Heung-min, who gained momentum, will go on the road to St. Louis on the 28th and aim for his fourth consecutive goal and seventh goal. Jung Sang-bin (St. Louis), a junior striker who played an A-match schedule together in September, will hold a 'Korean Derby' for the first time since advancing to MLS. Jung Sang-bin moved from Minnesota to St. Louis in July and played six games as a right-handed striker.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.