US EditionSon Heung-min's Tottenham return confirmed as statement dropped and players react
Son Heung-min will address fans and be honored with a mural during a pre-match ceremony after scoring 173 goals in a decade at Tottenham, now with LAFC.
- Tottenham announced on Wednesday that Heung-min Son will be presented on the pitch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 9 before the Champions League match against SK Slavia Praha.
- Having announced his exit in the summer in South Korea, Heung-min Son never had a proper stadium goodbye despite scoring 173 goals, making him Tottenham Hotspur's fifth all-time top scorer.
- Son's last match for Spurs came in Seoul on Aug. 3 during a friendly against Newcastle United, and Tottenham said he will be handed the microphone to address supporters before kick-off.
- The return coincides with a mural's completion on Tottenham High Road honoring Heung-min Son, who dismissed rumours of a winter move, saying he will not leave Los Angeles FC this winter.
- Son's honours include the Premier League Golden Boot and captaining Tottenham to the UEFA Europa League title in May this year, underlining his status as a club legend.
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The Black & Gold striker will return to the stadium where he consecrated himself to say goodbye to the hobby that cheered him for a decade.
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연합뉴스-Yonhap News AgencySon Heung-min to visit Tottenham next week for 1st time since departure
Former Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min will visit the North London club next week for the first time since leaving them for Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) in the summer. Tottenham announced on their website Wednesday (local time) that Son will return to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to bid farewell to home fans before the club's UEFA Champions League match against SK Slavia Praha next Tuesday. Son played his final match in a Spurs shirt in…
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Football LondonSon Heung-min's Tottenham return confirmed as statement dropped and players react
Son Heung-min left Tottenham Hotspur this summer to join Los Angeles FC, but the South Korean club legend is set to return to north London next week as Spurs play Slavia Praha in the Champions League
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