Son Heung-min leaves Tottenham Hotspur as a winner, as a club legend. Bilbao will never be forgotten. Son’s a bona fide Spurs great for the goals, assists and skills, for the commitment, leadership and for that European trophy. For the smiles, too. Son brought so much joy to Spurs fans with the way he played and with his sunny demeanour. He brought so much to the Premier League.
Right decision to leave, Son’s 33 and slowing but inevitably a hugely emotional decision. Son’s been at Spurs a decade, 173 goals in 454 appearances and that record-making, goalscoring partnership with Harry Kane.
Son was creator and finisher, at his best unstoppable as he darted in from the left, all balance, burst of pace and touch taking him past defenders, opening up the shooting opportunity. Opponents knew what was coming but too often, too quickly Son was upon them and past them. He was also tough and, as a few full-backs discovered, could look after himself.
Son leaves so many memories: that solo goal against Chelsea in 2018; that virtuoso goal against Burnley in 2019, beating seven players (voted Match of the Day’s Goal of the season and FIFA Puskas award); and so determined he played with a fracture to his arm and still scored twice against Villa in 2020.
Son scored four goals in one game against Southampton and twice in a 6-1 rout of United at Old Trafford, both in 2020. He celebrated a century of PL goals in trademark style against Brighton in 2023, cutting in from the left and rifling a shot in; even scoring direct from a corner against United in 2024.
Accolades include PL Team of the Year 20/21, PL Golden Boot winner 21/22, three-time Spurs Player of the Season, and, most memorably, Europa League-winning captain. Good luck to Son in his next adventure, in MLS or wherever. #THFC
We all want to thank Sonny for his magnificent service, the stunning goals, the leadership and integrity and the memories of Bilbao which will live forever. Above all he brought a ray of sunshine and showed tremendous respect and honour to our club. He is a Spurs legend and we wish him everything good for the future. #coys
It is testament to the UK’s world-class education system that four of this year’s Nobel prize winners (so far) were born and educated in the UK. They are Johnson and Robinson for economics, Hinton for physics and Hassabis for Chemistry. This is cause for pride and celebration. But it is also profoundly depressing that to fulfil their extraordinary potential, all four felt obliged either to move to North American universities (Johnson, Robinson and Hinton) or take US megabucks (from Google - Hassabis, and to a lesser extent Hinton). In other words their success shows both the success and the weakness of the UK. We create the so-called human capital, but the fruits of these outstanding brains are routinely reaped by other countries and economies, usually the US. Any British government should surely focus on what needs to change to retain great British talent, and the commercial revenues their ideas spawn, at home
“It’s on matchdays where there is no cancer for us.” 🤍
@SpursOfficial is everything to Jimmy and his daughters, Talya and Eliana.
After sharing their story with @Sonny7, the family had a day they’ll never forget.
Peak Matt Hancock anecdote from Helen MacNamara in spring 2020. She asked how he was coping:
"He reassured me that he was ‘loving responsibility’ and to demonstrate this took up a batsman's stance outside the Cabinet Room, and said, ‘they bowl them at me, I knock them away’”.
Can you imagine Farrell’s tackle was a Pacific Island player @danleo82 we all know the outcome. The maximum ban of 12 weeks 💯 @WorldRugby#corupt
George Moala of the Ikale Tahi 🇹🇴got 10 weeks for a tip tackle 🤷🏾♂️it’s an absolute joke.
Boris Johnson wasn’t Forced Out. He quit. Because he’s a quitter. He quit because he’s a coward. Scared to face the judgement of a Tory-majority panel. Scared of being suspended from the House with a 60 seat Tory majority. Scared to face his own constituents in a by election.
A big thank-you to @ivor27 for his contribution to the Club over the years 👏
One of our founder members after we reformed, Ivor will move into the position of Life Vice President at the end of the current season.
#AFCW 🟡🔵
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