| Heung-min Son, the first Korean winner of the Puskas Award (Tottenham SNS) © News1 |
Son Heung-min, the first Korean to win the FIFA Puskas Award, expressed his gratitude to the fans for his support and expressed that he wished that other Korean players could continue their achievements. At the same time, he also revealed his special love for Korea.
Son Heung-min became the protagonist of the Fuskas Award at the ‘2020 FIFA The Best Awards’ held at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland on the 18th (hereinafter Korean time).
Son Heung-min is the first Korean soccer player to receive the Puskas Award for the most beautiful goals made that year, and the second Asian player after Mohammed Paiz Subri (Malaysia) in 2016. The Puskas Award was established in 2009 after Ferenc Puskas, who was known as the greatest hero and wizard of Hungarian football history.
Son Heung-min succeeded in scoring after catching the ball from the Tottenham camp in December last year against Burnley, sprinting a total of 71.4m with full power, beating 6 players.
FIFA selected three finalists, including Son Heung-min, Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid) and Georgian Arraceta (Flamengo), and voted by fans (50%) and soccer experts (50%) to cover the winners. . Son Heung-min, who scored a total of 24 points, won the honor of winning the award, beating Aracetta (22 points) and Suarez (20 points).
Son Heung-min said in a Korean interview with the club on the 19th, “I am very honored to receive a great award. This is an award that I could not have received by myself. Thanks to the support of many fans and voting, I was able to receive the award. All I am grateful to everyone,” he said.
Next, Son Heung-min said, “I have always been proud of myself to play soccer in England on behalf of Korea, and I have always been proud of being a Korean.” I hope that Korean soccer players will be able to achieve more in the future.”
Finally, he said, “I am so proud. I will see Taegeukgi and Korea every time the Puskas Award is exposed, and I will feel tremendous glory and pride each time,” he said. “Thank you for receiving a good gift from the people. We will continue to make efforts to make Korea more proud,” he added.
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