Tottenham's Son Heung-min celebrates after the match. He has been a revelation over the past 12 months. Photo: Reuters
Tottenham's Son Heung-min celebrates after the match. He has been a revelation over the past 12 months. Photo: Reuters
Nicolas Atkin
Opinion

Opinion

Nicolas Atkin

Son Heung-min’s success with Tottenham a game-changer for perception of Asian footballers

  • Spurs star is eclipsing Park Ji-sung, Shinji Kagawa and Hidetoshi Nakata
  • South Korean is dispelling stereotypes about Asian players at the top level

Nicolas Atkin
Nicolas Atkin

Updated: 12:49pm, 18 Jan, 2021

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Tottenham's Son Heung-min celebrates after the match. He has been a revelation over the past 12 months. Photo: Reuters
Tottenham's Son Heung-min celebrates after the match. He has been a revelation over the past 12 months. Photo: Reuters
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