May 23, 2022 20:17 PM
South Korean football player Son Heung-min won the Premier League (“Premier League”) Golden Boot award.
[China News Agency, Seoul]On the evening of the 22nd local time in the United Kingdom (the early morning of the 23rd local time in South Korea), the South Korean football player Son Heung-min, who played for the British Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (hereinfollowing referred to as “Tottenham”), won the Premier League (hereinfollowing referred to as the “Premier League”) Golden Boot Award, becoming the first Asian player to win the Golden Boot in the Premier League and even the five major European leagues. South Korean President Yoon Seok-wyeh sent a congratulatory message to him on the 23rd. This is Yin Xiyue’s first congratulatory message to sports players since she took office on May 10.
In the congratulatory message, Yin Xiyue said that Sun Xingmin brought hope and pride to the new Korean football players. Being awarded the Premier League Golden Boot is not only a personal honor for Son Heung-min, but also something that the entire Asian football world deserves to celebrate. Son Heung-min’s award brings hope to the South Korean nationals who have experienced difficulties due to the new crown epidemic, and the magnificent result of zero penalties (no penalties in all goals) makes the Korean nationals extremely proud.
Yin Xiyue also looked forward to Son Heung-min’s performance in the Qatar World Cup to be held in November this year, and said that he would continue to cheer for Son Heung-min with the Korean nationals.