Son Heung-min

Son Heung-min and his Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) have been eliminated in the semifinals of their top regional tournament after absorbing a crushing loss in Mexico. LAFC fell to the Mexican club Deportivo Toluca FC 4-0 in the second leg of the semifinals at the Concacaf Champions Cup at Estadio Nemesio Diez in Toluca, Mexico, on Wednesday (local time). LAFC won the opening leg in Los Angeles 2-1, with Son assisting both goals, but ended up losing 5-2 on aggregate. Toluca scored all four goals in their dominant second half after striking the woodwork twice in the opening 45 minutes. Helinho converted a penalty in the 49th minute after being fouled by Ryan Hollingshead. The aggregate score was now even at 2-2, and Toluca would have had the edge in that case thanks to the away goals rule. But Toluca were not done. Everado Lopez doubled the home side's lead with a rocket of a shot from outside the box in the 58th minute. Jesus Ricardo Angulo hit the right goal post in an open chance in the 79th minute. That gave LAFC a glimmer of hope because a goal by the visitors would even up the aggr

U.S. outlet Fox Sports released its ranking of players set to compete at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off next month across Canada, the United States and Mexico. Son Heung-min, who plays for the Los Angeles Football Club and captain of Korea's national football team, was placed at No. 81 out of 100. The outlet wrote, “Son spent 10 years with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League before beginning his first full season in Los Angeles,” adding, “He is Korea’s all-time leader in international appearances.” Son has earned 143 caps for Korea's national team, scoring 54 goals. He holds the record for most appearances in the men’s national team and ranks second in all-time goals, just four behind national football hero Cha Bum-kun’s 58. Players ranked just behind Son include Reece James (82nd), Jeremie Frimpong (83rd), Marc Guehi (84th) and Fabián Ruiz (85th). Just ahead of Son at No. 80 is Jules Koundé, while Christian Pulisic ranks 79th. Others higher up include Arda Güler (78th), Viktor Gyökeres (77th) and Dani Olmo (76th). Another Korean player, Kim Min-jae of Bayer