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‘Son Heung-Min Boom’ Sweeps LAFC as Staffer Handles 27 Hours of Calls

Summary by The Korea Times
The sight of thousands of Korean flags at BMO Stadium during Son Heung-min’s home debut left Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) staff stunned and moved. Among them was Kyle Choi, whose Korean name is Choi Jin-ho, a ticketing manager at the club. “I’ve never seen so many Korean flags here before. It was emotional for me, and my colleagues kept telling me, ‘You must be proud as a Korean,’” he said in an online interview with the Hankook Ilbo on Sept…

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The first home match of Korean star Son Heung-min attracted numerous fans on Sunday, but they saw their participation as limited in the LAFC's defeat against San Diego FC.

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[Star News | Reporter Park Soo-jin] Son Heung-min greeting the home fans right after the match on the 1st. /AFPBBNews=News1 Son Heung-min dribbling. /AFPBBNews=News1 After only four matches since joining Major League Soccer (MLS), local media has started criticizing Son Heung-min (33, Los Angeles FC). They pointed out the club's tactics and Son Heung-min's poor performance. LA Times, a Los Angeles-based media outlet, reported on the same day.

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Los Angeles Times broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
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