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Son Heung-min (Tottenham) was selected as the’Asia Best Player of 2020′ by IFFHS.
On the 1st (local time), IFFHS announced the’Best Male and Female Players by Continent 2020′ on their website. Among them, Heung-min Son was selected as the’THE BEST MAN PLAYER IN AFC 2020′, and IFFHS said, “Heung-min Son, who writes the history of the world soccer world, is a “It was the first time that IFFHS was selected as the’Asia’s Best Player’ by overtaking (Japan Liverpool).”
IFFHS explained, “Son Heung-min was the first Asian player to score 50 goals on the English Premier League (EPL) stage, and as a Korean player, he scored 100 goals on the European stage for the second time after Cha Bum-geun.” He also added, “Son Heung-min is considered one of the best Asian players in history.”
Meanwhile, Robert Lewandowski (Poland Bayern Munich) was selected as’Best Player of 2020′ and’Best Player in Continental Europe’ by IFFHS. Lionel Messi (Argentina and Barcelona) in South America, Sadio Mane (Senegal and Liverpool) in Africa, Alfonso Davis (Canada, Bayern Munich) in North and Central America, and Chris Wood (New Zealand and Burnley) in Oceania were selected respectively. The best female athlete in Asia for 2020 was Saki Kumagai (Japan Olympics Lyon), overtaking Ji So-yeon (Chelsea Ladies).
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