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Heung Min Son7️⃣ Spurs #COYS💯

[HM7 @HM7world]

No words cant describe this feeling. So happy for the team and My Captain Heung Min Son!!🏆🏆🏆🏆

[Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial]

Wishing Sonny a very happy birthday! 🎂

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Happy 34th birthday to the talented Son Heungmin.

[Ajoje⚽⚖️ @israel_ajoje]

In case you are wondering what happened here, let me explain.

During an open South Korea training session in Guadalajara ahead of the World Cup, a live microphone accidentally captured a private conversation near the media zone.

The voices were mocking captain Son Heung-min, sneering at the way he led the running drills and, worse, ridiculing his military service with vulgar, dismissive remarks.

The problem is they were also wrong.

Son earned an exemption from the full 21-month service by winning gold at the 2018 Asian Games, then completed a four-week basic training course at a marine unit in 2020 and fulfilled his alternative service obligations in full.

The facts are well documented, which made the mockery look as ignorant as it was disrespectful.

JTBC, whose cameras picked up the audio, denied the voices belonged to its reporters and muted the clip in re-uploads. Korean fans were furious, directing their anger at the speakers rather than the player.

The fallout now reportedly includes tighter control over player and media access in the Korea camp. Protecting the squad before their biggest tournament in years.

Basically, they are signaling to the journalists to respect the people carrying a nation's hopes. It costs nothing.

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[Ron @Ronhotspur]

Do you understand how insane this is he’s 33…

[Mari | ❀༉ @mari_mavi5]

Now it was the Uber driver's turn to talk about his experience meeting Son and Seung-gyu.

He said that when he arrived at the taqueria he was startled by the crowd of people and wondered, "Who's going in?", but as soon as they entered, he understood everything. 😂😂

[t7psg @t7psg_]

Kang-in Lee was caught on his phone and got it confiscated 😭

[삼삼 @sams_a_m]

경기 시작 전에 선수 한명한명 안아주는 캡틴넴♡ 체코선수들도 아는 선수 많은게 또 인싸포인트ㅋㅋㅋ

[⚽️ ‎˚₊‧ 𐙚 ‧₊˚ 🏆 @librarygreenie]

🫡

[Mari | ❀༉ @mari_mavi5]

A good pic! ❤️🇰🇷

[World Cup Out Of Context @WorldCup__26]

CAPTAIN KOREA 🇰🇷

[zara @zhrzhrxx]

this is beautiful🥹

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Look at what it means to South Korea after starting the 2026 World Cup with a 2-1 win over Czechia ❤️

[kayla ⁷ @k_son7]

cutie baby 👼🏻

[LAFC @LAFC]

7⃣🇰🇷

[Mari | ❀༉ @mari_mavi5]

❤️🇰🇷

[Mari | ❀༉ @mari_mavi5]

"A man in black is another level." 🖤

Outfit on point... hair on point... he looks so damn good.

[LAFC @LAFC]

Sonny checking in 📸

[SonnyDaysLAFC @SonnyDaysLAFC]

BEAUTIFUL FREE KICK BY SONNY FOR HIS SECOND ASSIST!!!!

What a ball and good finish by Tafari!

Game changer!! #LAFC

had the best view at it