Son Heung-min forgets BLM and defends Benteke… Belated kneeling ceremony

-As Son Heung-min (Tottenham) focused on the game, it caused the happening of forgetting the’Black Lives Matter (BLM)’ ceremony that is going on this season.

Son Heung-min started the 12th round of the 2020-21 English Premier League (EPL) against Crystal Palace held at Selhurst Park in London, England on the 13th (local time), and led a 1-1 draw with 1 assist.

Son Heung-min, who has been consistently starting in the EPL game this season, made a small happening with the start of the game.

In the EPL, the’BLM Movement’ has been held since June, when the league, which had been suspended in the aftermath of a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), has resumed, and players are holding a ceremony to kneel on one knee at the start of the game. This means that it is against racial discrimination, and all players are making the same gesture before the start of the game at EPL this season. On this day, as the referee blew the whistle, all 20 players from both teams knelt at their seats and held a ceremony. However, Son Heung-min and Cristian Benteke, 30, of Crystal Palace were busy.

Benteke did not hesitate to rush to the Tottenham camp when the referee’s whistle sounded, and Son Heung-min fought to stop it. However, after quickly grasping the situation, the two stopped and knelt on one knee. Benteke made a fun scene from Tottenham’s camp to his camp little by little.

British sports media’Giveme Sports’ said, “Beenteke was unfamiliar with the BLM campaign, and it flooded with the start of the game. Son Heung-min was also embarrassed and tried to stop it. “The two players quickly recognized the situation and immediately got down on their knees,” he explained.

Son Heung-min, who started the game with a small happening, helped Harry Kane’s opening goal in the 23rd minute of the first half and recorded EPL No. 4 assist. He has already scored 20 attack points with 13 goals and 7 assists in all competitions this season.


(Seoul = News 1)