[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = Son Heung-min was the first Korean to win the 2020 International Football Federation (FIFA) Puskas Award.
Son Heung-min (28, Tottenham) won the Puskas Award at the International Football Federation (FIFA)’The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020′ held in Zurich, Switzerland on the 18th (Korean time).
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Son Heung-min was the first Korean to be honored with the FIFA Fuskas Award.[사진= FIFA] |
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| Son Heung-min, who stormed 70 meters and scored a goal against Burnley on December 7 last year. [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌] |
This award is presented by the International Football Federation (FIFA) to the most beautiful goal in the world. Son Heung-min became the main character with a fantastic Wonder Goal by storming 70 meters in the Burnley Battle on December 7 last year. The Premier League (EPL) secretariat also selected Son Heung-min’s ‘71.4m Wonder Goal’ as the goal of the year in June this year. At that time, Son Heung-min received the ball handed by defender Alderweireld in the 31st minute of the first half, ran a distance of about 70m, beat 6 defenders and scored a goal. Son Heung-min’s running distance is about 71.4m in a straight line and 80m in a curved line. In terms of speed, it was 33.64km/h.
Hungarian soccer player and Real Madrid legend Ferenc Fuskas, and Son Heung-min is the first Korean player to receive this award. In Asia, it is the second award after Malaysia’s Mohammed Paiz Subri in 2016.
Son Heung-min was awarded the honor of winning the prize, beating finalists Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid) and Giorian de Arascaeta (Flamengo). This award combines the votes of fans (50%) and experts (50%) to determine the winners.
Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) won the’Player of the Year’ and England defender Lucy Bronze (Man City) won the’Female Player of the Year’.
Lewandowski, who won the’Player of the Year’ for the first time in his life, is running as the Bundesliga scorer for three consecutive seasons, leading the German Bundesliga, European Champions League, and DFB Pokal Cup. This season, he played 11 games and scored 15 goals, becoming the face of glory.
Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp, who led the Premier League title last season, received the’Man’s Manager of the Year’.
◆ International Football Federation (FIFA)’The Best Football Awards 2020′ Winner
Male Player of the Year: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Female Player of the Year: Lucy Bronze (Man City)
Male Director of the Year Award: Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool)
Female Director of the Year Award: Sarina Viegman (Netherlands)
Puskas Award: Son Heung-min (Tottenham)
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year Award: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year Award: Sarah Buudi (Lyon)
Donation of the Year: Marcus Rashford (Man United)
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