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Football: Son Heung-min's 'joyous' Golden Boot hailed by S.Korea president

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Son Heung-min of Tottenham celebrates his team" s="" lead="" during="" the="" English="" Premier="" League="" soccer="" match="" between="" Tottenham="" Hotspur="" and="" Arsenal="" FC="" in="" May="" Andy="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/05/24/football_tot-son-heung-min_epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Son Heung-min of Tottenham celebrates his team&#x27;s 1-0 lead during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC in London, Britain, 12 May 2022. Andy Rain, EPA-EFE</figcaption></figure></div> SEOUL, South Korea -- Son Heung-min has been congratulated by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for winning the Premier League&#x27;s Golden Boot, as his club Tottenham Hotspur announced Tuesday they would play a pre-season friendly against Sevilla in Suwon on July 16.Son on Sunday became the first Asian footballer to be the English top flight&#x27;s leading scorer with 23 goals, with President Yoon calling it a &quot;joyous occasion to be celebrated by the entire Asian football community&quot;.&quot;I believe this award is the result of your passion after having devoted yourself and worked endlessly for your team all season,&quot; Yoon said in a message to Son, posted on Facebook.Son&#x27;s achievement was &quot;a message of hope&quot; for South Koreans during the Covid-19 pandemic, Yoon said, adding that he was looking forward to watching Son lead South Korea at the World Cup in Qatar in November and December.Tottenham&#x27;s final match of the season against Norwich on Sunday was aired live in South Korea, kicking off at midnight and ending at 2:00 am Monday.But fans said Son&#x27;s 22nd and 23rd league goals of the season in Tottenham&#x27;s 5-0 win, which enabled him to share the scoring honors with Liverpool&#x27;s Mo Salah, made staying up late worth it.&quot;I was too happy and excited even when I was lying in bed, so I couldn&#x27;t sleep,&quot; one posted online.&quot;This season&#x27;s Son Heung-min uniform will be our family treasure from today,&quot; another added.Tottenham enjoy a large fan base in South Korea and the club will play two matches in the country on a pre-season tour of Asia in July.Tottenham will face the K-League All-Stars in Seoul on July 13 and Sevilla FC three days later in Suwon, 45 kilometres south of Seoul.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Son Heung-min has been congratulated by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for winning the Premier League's Golden Boot.