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Son Heung-min sets up 2 goals in LAFC's Concacaf cup win

Son Heung-min has recorded two assists to push his Los Angeles Football Club to the brink of the final of a Concacaf tournament.

2026-04-30

Football star Son Heung-min's father urges strict police probe into son's former agent

Son Woong-jung, director of the SON Football Academy and the father of football star Son Heung-min, has submitted a petition to the police calling for a strict investigation into his son's former agent, who is suspected of fraud and other charges.

2026-04-24

Son Heung-min to skip ad filming to concentrate on World Cup prep

Son Heung-min has decided to forgo advertising shoots to fully focus on what could be his final World Cup, as the Korea captain juggles a demanding schedule and growing scrutiny over his recent goal drought.

2026-04-23

Son Heung-min's LAFC reach Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals with away draw

Los Angeles FC and their Korean superstar, Son Heung-min, are moving on to the semifinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup, playing defending champions Cruz Azul to a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the regional tournament

2026-04-15

Son Heung-min and LAFC seek to advance to semifinals in regional competition after loss

Having recently suffered their first loss of the 2026 season, Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) and their Korean superstar Son Heung-min will look to bounce back and grab a ticket to the semifinals of a regional competition this week.

2026-04-14

Son Heung-min bags goal, drags doubters in Concacaf Champions Cup win over Cruz Azul

Son Heung-min finally shook off the ghost of a goalless past 11 matches in a 3-0 victory over Cruz Azul in a Concacaf Champions Cup match on Tuesday.

2026-04-08

Court upholds prison terms for pair who blackmailed Son Heung-min via pregnancy claims

An appeals court on Wednesday upheld prison terms for a woman and a man for blackmailing football star Son Heung-min via pregnancy claims.

2026-04-08

Son Heung-min finds form with four-assist game in 6-0 rout of Orlando

Los Angeles FC forward Son Heung-min registered four assists in a single match for the first time in his career in a 6-0 victory over Orlando City on Saturday.

2026-04-05

Second time alarm? Hong’s pre-World Cup 'experiments' cast doubt on success in return as manager.

Korea returned battered and broken, its World Cup outlook even darker than before, from the hurricane that was its European trip, as coach Hong Myung-bo’s latest tinkering “experiments” did little to steady the ship.

2026-04-02

Son Heung-min rejects decline narrative

Korea captain Son Heung-min is pushing back against the notion that he has hit the downslope of his career, despite mounting evidence to the contrary.

2026-04-01