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Tag: Son Heung-min

Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Media blackout for Inter-Korean football match

by Andrew Salmon October 14, 2019February 18, 2020

When Tottenham Hotspur superstar Son Heung-min, the captain of South Korea’s national squad, leads his team onto the pitch at the Kim Il Sung Stadium on Tuesday evening, they will search in vain for any South Korean flags in the stands. In a bizarre situation for a FIFA-sponsored international football match, and in a glaring […]

Posted inWorld

Tottenham fans fete their favorite Son

by AT Sports Desk May 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Tottenham and Japanese international Son Heung-Min sees his cross blocked by Manchester United's Antonio Valencia during the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. Photo: AFP
Posted inAustralia, China, European Union, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Big names must fire for big three when World Cup kicks off

by John Duerden May 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Son Heung-min reacts to scoring in Tottenham Hotspur's Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg tie against Juventus at Wembley Stadium, London, on March 7, 2018. Photo: Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley
Posted inEuropean Union, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Korea’s golden boy Son faces thorny issue of military service

by John Duerden March 11, 2018February 18, 2020
Cafu pulls 'Iran' out of the bowl and Diego Maradona looks uncomfortable as the draw is made for the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow on December 1. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Runners and riders: assessing Asian World Cup prospects

by John Duerden December 26, 2017February 18, 2020

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