(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Bae Jin-nam = After returning to his team following finishing the 2022 World Cup schedule in Qatar, Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham) of the Korean national soccer team, ‘Captain’, was shown training while wearing a face shield once more ahead of the season restart.
On the 17th (Korean time), Tottenham posted a picture of Son Heung-min training wearing a black face shield on the club’s social network service (SNS). And he added the words ‘Super Son’ (Super Son).
He also posted a short video showing Son Heung-min passing the ball with his teammates during training.
Son Heung-min suffered an orbital fracture in the final match of the 2022-2023 European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL) group stage once morest Marseille (France) on the 2nd of last month, before the opening of the Qatar World Cup, and even underwent surgery.
Nevertheless, he showed his fighting spirit by participating in the World Cup with a face shield on, and helped Korea reach the round of 16 following 12 years. Son Heung-min played full-time in all four matches the national team played.
Son Heung-min, who took a short break following returning home with the national team following the World Cup, left for England on the 13th.
After that, I participated in team training right away.
In the training video released by Tottenham on the 15th, Son Heung-min was seen running lightly with fellow Pierre-Emile Hoivier without wearing a face shield.
However, during training that day, I wore a face shield once more. A month and a half has passed since his injury, but it seems that he is still carefully preparing for the restart of the season for a complete recovery.
Tottenham resumes the season on the 26th with an away match once morest Brentford in the 2022-2023 English Premier League Round 17.
Prior to that, on the 22nd, a friendly match is scheduled to be played once morest Nice (France) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
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