Tottenham fans react as Son Heung-min wins FIFA Puskas Award 2020
Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min has won the 2020 FIFA Puskas Award for the Goal of the Year for his solo strike against Burnley.
The strike in question came in our 5-0 win over the Clarets back in December last year.
It was a moment of magic that will remain long-etched in the memories of the fans. The 28-year-old picked up the ball on the edge of our box and then went on a slaloming run. He left six Burnley players tattering in his wake, before calmly slotting the ball past Nick Pope in the goal.
In the process, Sonny had covered a total of 71.4 metres, in just 11 seconds before making the Clarets’ net bulge. It was the second-longest distance travelled by a player to score a goal in a PL match, behind Andros Townsend for Crystal Palace in 2016/17.
Son’s strike had been named the Premier League 2019/20 Goal of the Season. It was also picked as the BBC Match of the Day’s Goal of the Season as well the club’s Goal of the Season for the 2019/20 campaign. Sonny’s goal against Burnley had also been named as our ‘Goal of the Decade’ for 2010-2019. And now, he also has won the prestigious Puskas Award.
The 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 of the #Puskas Award 2020…
🔥 𝗛𝗘𝗨𝗡𝗚-𝗠𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗢𝗡 🔥#FIFAFootballAwards ⚪️ #TheBest pic.twitter.com/3hOpgUSE9h
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 17, 2020
Fan Reactions
So proud to have Sonny play for our beloved Spurs. Great footballer, great and humble guy, so much deserved this award with his amazing goal. Well done Sonny. #COYS
— John Clarke (@eddieyid) December 17, 2020
WELL DESERVED!!!❤❤❤ pic.twitter.com/x4UyFGtlnu
— #HopeAlwaysHere ❤❤ (@AtsedeNegussie1) December 17, 2020
Sonny im so proud of you!!
손흥민 선수 진짜진짜 축하합니다!!ㅠㅠ 이름 불릴 때 온 몸에 전율이…🤍💙🇰🇷— 방탄포로리 (@annie1999seo) December 17, 2020
Deserved
— jackflint1234 (@thfc_jack1234) December 17, 2020
Congratulations, Sonny! 👏👍 Sign that lifetime contract! ✍️ Please don’t sub Son Heung-min off, Mourinho, in critical games. He’s a threat even w/o the ball. #TheBest #THFC #COYS #FIFAFootballAwards pic.twitter.com/h4MkntU7dF
— JS (@spaekman) December 17, 2020
Simply the best @SpursOfficial #TottenhamLegend
— MarkNew (@MarkNew) December 17, 2020
So proud of you💙 pic.twitter.com/sPTFMSrFR6
— Only for Jk (@Allofjungkook) December 17, 2020
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The god from South Korea 🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷
손흥민 축하합니다!!
— tizão🇧🇷🏴🇰🇷 (@BasquesTiago) December 17, 2020
Sonny Our Gem!!What A Signing!!Goes down in history as one of the best signings ever made!!No one expected him to reach this level!!Absolutely Exemplifies Hard work and Dedication!!👏🔥
— Royston Furtado (@roystonfurt) December 17, 2020
