South Korea's national soccer team captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham) had a touching meeting with an elderly fan suffering from dementia.
In a video updated on Nov. 18, the South Korean national soccer team's official YouTube channel, KFATV, shared a heartwarming video of Son Heung-min meeting his grandmother, Jung Geum-nam, who suffers from Lewy body dementia. Son Heung-min gave her an autographed jersey in May of last year after learning that she was enjoying watching Son Heung-min play. This time, the meeting was organized at the request of Son Heung-min himself.
The meeting took place at the national team's accommodation a day before the final match against China in the second Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North and Central American World Cup, which was held on the 11th. Grandma Chung recognized Son Heung-min immediately and smiled broadly. "You should talk to him," she said, "You shouldn't just come here alone." "I should hug him once," she exclaimed. Grandma Jung, who couldn't take her eyes off of Son Heung-min and held his hand tightly, worried, "Why are you so thin, you look like you haven't eaten," and Son Heung-min gently replied, "I eat a lot."
When the crew asked who Heung-min was, Grandma Chung said, "I have a big unit called Tottenham, and I'm the owner of that unit." Son Heung-min personally signed the national team jersey he had 토토사이트 prepared and handed it to her, and they took a commemorative photo together.
Turning to Grandma Chung, who held his hand the entire time, Son Heung-min expressed his heartfelt gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much for always supporting me. I was so touched when I saw it on TV." "I can't tell you how much I think about you," Grandma Jung said, adding, "Whenever I fall, I say, 'Who is he?' I can't tell you how much I think about it. I shouldn't have to see that." She also shared her worries as a fan.
"Don't go, stay a little while," she regretted, but accepted Son Heung-min's departure, saying, "I need to rest." She cheered, "Score another goal or two," and watched him walk away, saying, "Go on, it's okay." "He has a beautiful face," said Grandma Chung, and left the meeting as a memory.
"I will watch soccer until I'm 100 years old," said Grandma Chung, who watched a soccer match wearing the national jersey given to her by Son Heung-min, expressing the energy of a "steamed Son Heung-min fan.
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