Departing Tottenham captain Son Heung-min was in tears and his teammates threw him in the air on an emotional evening in his native South Korea on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Spurs drew 1-1 with Newcastle in a pre-season friendly in Seoul but that was secondary to the farewell for the 33-year-old attacker.<\/p>\n
In what could have been his final game for the north Londoners, Son played 65 minutes but did not score at Seoul World Cup Stadium, a day after announcing his decision to leave Tottenham this summer after a decade.<\/p>\n
He left the pitch to a thunderous ovation from nearly 65,000 fans, hugging his teammates and even his opponents.<\/p>\n
The South Korean captain was caught offside twice in the early going, as his teammates tried to create opportunities for him, but didn\u2019t really assert himself on the match otherwise.<\/p>\n
Son was replaced in the 65th minute by Mohammed Kudus and he walked off in tears as thousands of fans chanted his name.<\/p>\n
“I didn\u2019t think I was going to cry at first,” Son said.<\/p>\n
“But after hearing a few words from my teammates, leaving the club I\u2019ve spent so much time with felt really tough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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