Fan fury as Son Heung-min named in PFA Team of the Year but left out of tweet

Fans rage online after PFA miss South Korea superstar out of congratulatory post for historic English Premier League nod

First time Spurs striker has been voted in by his fellow professionals, makes history as first Asian to be named to EPL select

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Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min in action for Spurs in the English Premier League. Photo: Reuters

Published: 11:55am, 5 Jun 2021Updated: 11:57am, 5 Jun 2021

Football fans showed their fury as Tottenham Hotspur’s star forward Son Heung-min was named to the Professional Footballers’ Association English Premier League Team of the Year for the first time in his career but was left out of the congratulatory tweet.

South Korea skipper Son, who scored 17 goals and provided 10 assists, also becomes the first Asian footballer to be named to the EPL Team of the Year. He was the only player of this year’s 11 to be overlooked on the tweet from the PFA’s Twitter account.

“The PFA Premier League Team of the Year is…,” the tweet began before listing just 10 players of the 11 who were chosen by their fellow professionals.

His fellow Team of the Year selections Ederson, Joao Cancelo, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Luke Shaw, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Bruno Fernandes, Harry Kane and Mohamed Salah were all included.

“Let’s hear it for the winners!” the post ended, also tagging the clubs who provided the players – Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Spurs.