Son Heung-min, selected as the 27 World Class in Europe’s 5 Major Leagues… The only Asian player

Son Heung-min started the match against West Ham in the 5th round of the Premier League (EPL) of the 2020-21 season held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 18th (local time), scoring the opening goal.  Photo = AP/Newsis
Son Heung-min started the match against West Ham in the 5th round of the Premier League (EPL) of the 2020-21 season held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 18th (local time), scoring the opening goal. Photo = AP/Newsis

[Monday Newspaper = Reporter Jung Soo-ji]Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who is active in English professional football, has been selected as the 27 members of the world class in the five major European leagues by a British media. Son Heung-min was the only Asian player to be included.

On the 3rd (Korean time), UK’Give Me Sports’ selected 27 world class players who are active in England, Germany, Spain, Italy, and France, which are counted as the top five European leagues. Among these were Lionel Messi (Barcelona) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus).

In EPL, a total of 10 people were selected, including Son Heung-min and teammate Harry Kane. Son Heung-min is in the best season with a total of 18 goals and 15 assists this season. Previously, he broke the record of his most attacking points in one season.

In addition, Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dyke, Mohammad Salah, Sadio Manet, Andrew Robertson, goalkeeper Alisson and Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandez, Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero and Kevin the Browner represented the EPL.

In addition, goalkeepers Ter Stegen (above Barcelona), Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos, Luca Modric (above Real Madrid), Luis Suarez, and goalkeeper Jan Oblac (above Atletico Madrid) were selected in Spain’s La Liga.

Ronaldo was named on behalf of Serie A in Italy. Lewandowski and goalkeeper Neuer (above Bayern Munich) were recognized as World Class in the German Bundesliga. In French League 1, Neymar and Killian Mbappe (above PSG) were included.

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