On the 10th, the Olympic Channel run by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) focused on the yesterday and today of Son Heung-min (29, Tottenham) under the theme of ‘8 interesting facts related to Son Heung-min’.
-The first thing we deal with is that Son Heung-min trained for four hours a day with his father, who was a soccer player when he was young. Son Heung-min said, “Since I can walk, (father) kicked the ball.” It is no exaggeration to say that it is the father who raised the present Son Heung-min. Unlike the West, who usually become independent when they become adults, it seems fresh to see that they are still living with their father and mother. The Olympic Channel said, “My parents help and support me so that I can play soccer. My parents gave up their lives and came here to help me.” Heung-min Son delivered a remark.
-The fact that most attracts fans’ attention is’when Son Heung-min will marry’. Unlike overseas soccer players who marry at a relatively early age, Son Heung-min is still single. Son Heung-min said, “I want to play in the top-notch leagues and games, and I want to be the best player.” . The Olympic Channel also paid attention to the fact that Son Heung-min is more influential than BTS. Referring to a report released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Korea Institute of Sports Policy and Science in December of last year, he said, “The economic effect of Son Heung-min is much greater than that of BTS.” Higher than the circle In addition to this, economic effects such as exports, added value, and advertising sales have increased.”
-It is also noticeable that there are more Tottenham fans in Korea than in the UK due to the Son Heung-min effect. The Olympic Channel said, “According to an article reported by Reuters, 21.4% of Koreans aged 16 to 69 are Tottenham fans in Korea, where 52 million people live. About 11 million people.” “I got a positive effect on it.” In addition, Korean fans said they expect Son Heung-min to lead the Korean national team by participating in the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for July.
In addition, British singer Declan McKenna, a big fan of Tottenham, dropped out of school at the age of 16 in order to devote himself to football and the story he was trying to put on the album by composing’Sonny’ inspired by Son Heung-min He also introduced the fact that he joined the Hamburg Youth Team in Germany in 2008, and that he shed tears after being eliminated in the men’s soccer quarter-final at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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