At the age of 29, Son became the first Asian player to win the English Premier League last season, scoring 23 goals and sharing the honor with Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah.
In recognition of the position he has achieved at the world level, Son was awarded his country’s highest sporting accolade last month, but the best moments of his football career remain for him to force Germany to emerge in the first round of 2018. World Cup. Cup because of the hatred he suffered after joining the Hamburg youth in 2008 as a teenager, before defending the first team from 2010 to 2013 and then for Bayer Leverkusen until 2015.
Son first spoke publicly about the hatred he faced while speaking to fans at an event held on Monday in Seoul, saying, “I moved to Germany when I was young and went through many unthinkable hardships. sandals. ”
He continued: “I have experienced racism. Going through this difficult time, I have often thought that one day I will be able to take revenge on myself. ”
Germany were world champions in the Russian World Cup, but a sudden defeat to South Korea put them at the bottom of the group and led to a first-round elimination, leaving many German fans “soaked in tears ”at the World Cup stand. “Kazan Arena”.
Son, who scored a second goal in stoppage time to fix Germany’s early exit, said he didn’t have any sympathy, explaining: “When people are crying, I (usually) want to comfort and hug them, but watching the Germans cry made me cringe. ) who can retaliate by doing what I want. ”
Son has also faced racism during his English Premier League career since moving to Tottenham Hotspur from Leverkusen in 2015, especially last year when police arrested eight people suspected of posting offensive racist comments. tweet against the South Korean star on Twitter.
Son Ae will join his Tottenham team-mates as they arrive in South Korea for two pre-season matches against K-League stars in Seoul next Wednesday and in Seville, Spain after three days in Suwon, 45 kilometers away. south from the capital.
Source: Al-Akhbar