US EditionThe Audible: Son rises at LAFC, Keenan Allen returns, and fan offensiveness
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUG 7 – Son Heung-min joins LAFC with a record $26.5 million MLS transfer fee as fan misconduct incidents prompt league warnings and possible one-year bans for offenders.
- On Wednesday, Aug. 6, Los Angeles Football Club unveiled South Korea's Son Heung-min at BMO Stadium, with reports indicating a $26.5 million transfer fee.
- LAFC is making a massive investment in Son Heung-min to boost its profile and cater to Southern California’s Korean community, despite MLS’s Apple TV+ model limiting local coverage.
- More than 170,000 views of Son’s introduction highlight fan excitement, with his 20 million followers ranking sixth in MLS, behind Messi, Suárez, and Müller.
- During recent games, fans have thrown objects described as `sex toys` onto the court at least three times in about a week, with one hitting a young fan and offenders facing at least a one-year ban.
- With the season entering its final third, LAFC has the last third plus the postseason to showcase the Bouanga-Son connection, which coach Steve Cherundolo expects to boost scoring as soon as Saturday.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Bae Jin-nam = Son Heung-min (33), who ended his 10-year career with Tottenham Hotspur (England) and joined Los Angeles (LA) FC, has transferred...
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LAFC opens road trip at Chicago with Son Heung-min set for debut
For the first time in 18 months, Hugo Lloris began a day with Son Heung-min in his life. Returning to Los Angeles after missing three Leagues Cup matches, visiting France to finalize his green card and free an international roster slot that was needed to add Son to the roster, Lloris and the 33-year-old South Korean superstar reunited Thursday at the Los Angeles Football Club’s performance center on the campus of Cal State L.A. Upon signing a de…
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The Press-EnterpriseLAFC opens road trip at Chicago with Son Heung-min eyeing debut
For the first time in 18 months, Hugo Lloris began a day with Son Heung-min in his life. Returning to Los Angeles after missing three Leagues Cup matches, visiting France to finalize his green card and free an international roster slot that was needed to add Son to the roster, Lloris and the 33-year-old South Korean superstar reunited Thursday at the Los Angeles Football Club’s performance center on the campus of Cal State L.A. Upon signing a de…
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San Gabriel Valley TribuneThe Audible: Son rises at LAFC, Keenan Allen returns, and fan offensiveness
Jim Alexander: LAFC unveiled the city’s latest Asian star Wednesday, introducing South Korea’s Son Heung-min at a mid-afternoon news conference. (Not great timing, considering that L.A.’s other Asian superstar, Shohei Ohtani, was at work in Chavez Ravine at that very moment, but you take your opportunities when you can, I suppose.) The positive: Son seems to be a legitimate difference-maker, a star in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur (an…
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