Son Heung-min describes himself as the “happiest man in the world” after leading Tottenham Hotspur to their first trophy in 17 years. Spurs won the Europa League on Wednesday night thanks to a 1-0 victory over Manchester United.
Son proudly held up the prestigious European trophy together with his euphoric teammates; however, eagle-eyed fans noticed that the captain of Spurs, along with Rodrigo Bentancur and Cristian Romero did not wear the winner’s medal of the Europa League.
The Korean-Swedish striker continued celebrating after the match without a medal around his neck, leaving fans wondering why he didn’t have one.
Images show UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin distributing the winners’ medals to teammates of Son before the ceremony ended.
According to Associated Press, UEFA confirmed that the problem occurred because Tottenham sent too many people to collect their medals during the ceremony.
The European football governing body claims that clubs were informed that only 30 medals would be handed out on stage for each squad. Another 20 medals were supposed to be given to the winning club after the ceremony for distribution among players and staff.
THE FIRST TIME IN SEVENTEEN YEARS 🏆
A TROPHY FOR TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR AT LONG LAST 🤩 pic.twitter.com/nnIv54vXip
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 21, 2025
As one of the last players in line, Son missed out on receiving a medal. While the Korean-Swedish was still without a medal during his post-match interview, he eventually received one later that evening.
One of Tottenham’s biggest stars, Son appeared proud as he showed off his first winner’s medal – and everything seemed right in the world. /Telegrafi/
the way he looks at that medal. my baby 😭❤️ pic.twitter.com/nGooyJ0ArP
— kayla ⁷ (@k_son7) May 22, 2025
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