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Create history! Tottenham narrowly beat Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League to win the first championship in 17 years, Son Heung-min became the first person in South Korea s captain to win

3:00pm, 22 May 2025【Football】

reported on May 22 that in the Europa League final ended in the early morning of May 22, Tottenham defeated Manchester United 1-0 and successfully won the championship. After the game, Son Heung-min won the UEFA Cup as the captain of Tottenham Hotspur, and winning the club's first championship in 17 years also made him cry. He said that he is a legend today!

In this game, Brennan Johnson scored the winning goal, which was also Tottenham's only shot within the front box. Vicario made 5 saves and Van Devin cleared the goal line.

Tottenham defeated Manchester United four times this season, ending the embarrassing history of not having a championship in 17 years. Son Heung-min became the first Korean player to lead the team to win the European Championship as the captain. Manchester United are all empty, and they miss all European games next season.

Son Heung-min transferred from Leverkusen to Tottenham in the summer of 2015, when the club paid 30 million euros. Son Heung-min played 454 games for Tottenham, scoring 173 goals and 101 assists, and is one of the representative figures of the club in the past decade.

During the 10 years of playing for Tottenham, although his teammates and coaches changed several times, he chose to stay. Today, he led Tottenham to end his 17-year championship drought, and was also the first champion in his club career, and the first Korean player to win the European Championship as the captain! After the game, Son Heung-min accepted an interview with TNT. The female host asked, "Sun, will you call yourself a legend now? You said before that you must win a championship to be considered a legend." Bale, a commentator and Real Madrid legend, said, "He has been there long ago."

Son Heung-min: "Then say I am a legend. Why not? This is something that no one has done in 17 years. Today, only today (Only Today), today I want to say that I am the legend of the club, let us celebrate it.

This feeling is so wonderful, this is the moment I dreamed of for a long time. Today, it finally came true. At this moment, I am the happiest person in the world. Looking back on the whole season, there are indeed many difficult moments, but our players are always united. When facing injuries, the young players come forward. I always give them advice and are lucky to be so outstanding The team fought side by side. "

Finally, Son Heung-min also joked, "I am under tremendous pressure because I am so eager to win. I have been dreaming of this game every night for the past week. Finally, this moment has come, and now I can sleep peacefully. Celebrate today and make this day an unforgettable memory. Maybe I will miss the plane tomorrow!" "

Everyone laughed.

In response, netizens said, "You are a legend! It is especially worth the championship!"

"He said Only Today. Still as humble as ever"

"You are a legend, Sonny! We are the champion!"

"Congratulations to Brother Sun, I was super uncomfortable after watching the game, but after thinking about it, Brother Sun will not be ridiculed as "no championship" and "Asian No. 1 buddy", and it is not that sad! The hardships and hardships of these years have now turned into the past. Congratulations to Brother Sun again"

"Kae, look! You could have won the championship at Tottenham, but you chose to hold your thighs instead of perseverance. Sun is really great! Hold this team to win the championship!"