Son Heung-min

2022 - 7 - 5

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Tottenham's Son Heung-min says he faced racism as teen in Germany (FRANCE 24)

Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min has revealed he faced racism as a teenage footballer in Germany and was happy to get "revenge" when South Korea knocked ...

"When people cry, I'd (usually) want to comfort them and give them a hug," he said. "I faced a lot of racism. Son shared in public for the first time his experiences of racism, while speaking to fans at an event in Seoul on Monday.

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Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min says he faced racism as teen ... (Firstpost)

Son shared in public for the first time his experiences of racism, while speaking to fans at an event in Seoul on Monday.

"When people cry, I'd (usually) want to comfort them and give them a hug," he said. "I faced a lot of racism. Son shared in public for the first time his experiences of racism, while speaking to fans at an event in Seoul on Monday.

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Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski tells brilliant story of trying to help ... (GiveMeSport)

Dejan Kulusevski tried to help Son win the Golden Boot on the final day of the season - but it didn't go to plan.

“And I got so frustrated and was like give me the ball again. And I just stand there after and think ‘Bro…Dejan… What the f**k are you doing?’ The boss didn’t consider it, he just focused on the Champions League,” Son has told a press conference in Korea. It was not easy as we are team-mates as well as competitors. I was really happy for them.” “And the fans are right next to me, you know. Salah only managed one strike as Liverpool beat Wolves meaning the two players shared the Golden Boot. I was like ‘Man, this is awkward’ I don’t really like to have an open goal. Then I think ‘Now maybe it is time to finally shoot’. But I take one more touch. They are shouting ‘Gimme, gimme’ right next to me. I have an empty goal in front of me.

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Dejan Kulusevski Missed Open Goal Whilst Trying To Help Son ... (SPORTbible)

Son Heung-min wanted to win the Premier League's Golden Boot and his Tottenham Hotspur teammates wanted to help him so much one missed an open goal.

"And I got so frustrated and was like give me the ball again. And I just stand there after and think ‘Bro…Dejan… What the f**k are you doing?’ "And the fans are right next to me, you know. I was like ‘Man, this is awkward’ I don’t really like to have an open goal. Then I think ‘Now maybe it is time to finally shoot’. A lot of things went down," the Spurs forward said.

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Dejan Kulusevski describes messing up Son Heung-min sitter and ... (Daily Star)

Tottenham may have thrashed Norwich 5-0 on the final day of the Premier League season, but it should have been more as Dejan Kulusevski messed up a golden ...

And the fans next to me are shouting 'GIMME GIMME'. So I take a breath and think 'take your time Dejan you have an empty goal'. It wasn't the end of the world as Son still became the first Asian player to claim the award, with Tottenham also claiming a Champions League spot, but Salah was very close to missing out. So I've run past him, I have an empty goal in front of me and I was like 'man this is awkward'. A guy tackled me, I was free with the goalkeeper and I was thinking 'should I lay down... I was free with the goalkeeper, a lot of things went down. Kulusevski was an inspired January signing by Antonio Conte, and the Sweden international registered eight assists in just 18 Premier League games at the end of last season.

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Son Heung-Min Says He Suffered Racist Abuse In Germany, Talks ... (SPORTbible)

But he impressed the German club who signed him on a permanent deal the following year. He spent four years at Hamburg before switching to Bayer Leverkusen.

"I faced a lot of racism. He spent four years at Hamburg before switching to Bayer Leverkusen. Son Heung-min has opened up on the racist he suffered in Germany and spoke of the 'revenge' he exacted at the 2018 World Cup.

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Heung-min Son opens up on racial abuse suffered as a teen in ... (SportsJOE.co.uk)

Tottenham Hotspur and South Korea winger Heung-min Son has opened up on the racial abuse he suffered as a teenager while playing for Hamburg in Germany.

"I faced a lot of racism. The forward admitted that the abuse inspired him to go and seek revenge at a later date. However, he shared his first experiences of racism while speaking at a public event in Seoul on Monday.

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Son Heung-min 'faced a lot of racism' when playing in Germany ... (The Independent)

The South Korean forward initially moved to Europe aged 16 and has played in the Bundesliga and Premier League since then.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The 29-year-old’s answer came about as he discussed his most memorable moment, which he chose as his national team’s 2-0 win over Germany in the 2018 World Cup group stage game - with Son netting the second deep into stoppage time. “I faced a lot of racism.

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Tottenham striker Heung-min Son: I was happy to see Germany fans ... (Tribal Football)

Tottenham striker Heung-min Son admits he has no great love for German fans.Son says he endured a lot of racism during his time in Germany with Hamburg SV.

Then he scored in the 2-0 victory that sent Germany out of the World Cup in the group stage. And as I went through the difficult times, I thought a lot about getting revenge one day." Germany was then the reigning world champion.

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