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Ping Pong-Gate: South Korea infighting ends in Son injury

Ping Pong-Gate: South Korea infighting ends in Son injury

South Korea and Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min suffered a finger injury during an altercation with a teammate while on recent international duty. The incident occurred on the eve of South Korea's shock defeat to Jordan on Feb. 6. Despite being heavy favorites, the Koreans were beaten 2-0 by the Middle Eastern team in the […]

Asian Cup

/ 244 days ago

Ping Pong-Gate: South Korea infighting ends in Son injury

South Korea and Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min suffered a finger injury during an altercation with a teammate while on recent international duty. The incident occurred on the eve of South Korea's shock defeat to Jordan on Feb. 6. Despite being heavy favorites, the Koreans were beaten 2-0 by the Middle Eastern team in the […]

Son Heung-min

/ 703 days ago

South Korea reveals World Cup 2022 squad

South Korea head coach Paulo Bento has revealed his 26-man World Cup 2022 roster. Included in this squad is Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-Min. The forward fractured the orbital bone in his face just 11 days ago. Because of the injury, Son had to be substituted in the first half of a Champions League match […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 712 days ago

Son Heung-min optimistic about World Cup hopes after surgery

Tottenham star Son Heung-min will soon have surgery to repair a broken cheekbone, putting his World Cup status at risk. The South Korea international suffered the nasty injury during the first half of his club's UEFA Champions League match against Marseille on Tuesday. Spurs went on to win the game and finish top of their […]

Son Heung-min

/ 867 days ago

Tottenham's Son given South Korea's top sporting honour

Seoul (AFP) – Son Heung-min was awarded South Korea's highest sporting honour on Thursday after the Tottenham forward became the first Asian player to win the Premier League Golden Boot. The 29-year-old was given the Cheongnyong Medal by President Yoon Suk-yeol before South Korea's friendly against Brazil at Seoul World Cup Stadium. Son, dressed in […]
ByAFP

Leagues: EPL

/ 1143 days ago

Son shines as Spurs go top of EPL, Greenwood fires Man Utd

London (AFP) – Son Heung-min sent Tottenham to the top of the Premier League as the South Korean's free-kick clinched a 1-0 win against Watford, while Mason Greenwood's late strike fired Manchester United to a record-breaking 1-0 victory at Wolves on Sunday. Nuno Espirito Santo's side have made a flawless start to the new domestic […]
ByAFP

Leagues: EPL

/ 2922 days ago

Spurs's Son first Asian to win Premier League award

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur and South Korea winger Son Heung-min has become the first Asian footballer to be named the English Premier League's player of the month after he won September's edition of the award. Son scored four goals in the top flight for Spurs last month and played a key role in taking […]
ByAFP

Leagues: EPL

/ 2963 days ago

Son Heung-Min skips qualifier to focus on Spurs

Seoul (AFP) – Son Heung-Min is skipping South Korea's 2018 World Cup qualifier against Syria on Tuesday to return to England and get his Tottenham Hotspur career on track. The 24-year-old forward moved from Bayer Leverkusen in August 2015 for a reported fee of around £22 million ($29 million), making him the most expensive Asian […]
ByAFP

Leagues: EPL

/ 3214 days ago

Son Heung-min backheels Spurs into 3rd place in Premier League

Chelsea's visit to Manchester United dominated headlines coming out of Boxing Day, but it was Monday's match at Vicarage Road that promised to be the day's best matchup. Tottenham, coming off back-to-back convincing wins, were visiting a Watford squad in the midst of a surprise top-four push. Though the match didn't carry the prestige of […]

Injury News

/ 3303 days ago

Foot injury to sideline Spurs' Son Heung-min

Son Heung-min is facing a spell on the sidelines after injuring his foot in Tottenham's defeat of Manchester City. The 23-year-old has settled impressively at White Hart Lane after making the B£22million move from Bayer Leverkusen last month. The South Korea forward has netted three goals in five Spurs appearances to date and would have […]