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[narrator] South Korean
mega-star Son Heung-min

has rapidly become one of
Asia's most famous exports.

[crowd cheering]

[commentator]
And Son scores superbly!

Having established himself
in the upper echelons of
world football

by lighting up
the German Bundesliga,

"Sonny", as he's
affectionately known,

joined Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur

from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015
on a £22 million deal.

Son, it's a perfect pass!
It's a brilliant finish!

[all] Nice one Sonny!

Heung-min Son! Son, I love!

-Sonny is a Spurs Legend.
-Majestic.

-Unbelievable.
-Sonny is wow, he is amazing.

Since then,
Sonny's only grown in stature,

becoming an irreplaceable
fixture in Tottenham's
first team.

As teammates,
we know how good he is

and how strong a player he is
and what he brings to the team.

Son dashes into the middle,

points where he wants the ball
to go to. It's behind him!

And King's let it through! It's
a hat-trick for Son Heung-min.

[Mauricio Pochettino]
Yes, I know what he's like.

He's very humble,
he's a perfect kid.

We follow Son's journey
from childhood

to his first professional
contract in Germany,

his move to the
Premier League with Spurs,

and along the way
all the highs...

Yeaaaah!

In the history books
they'll all say, "Who scored
the first goal? Sonny."

...and the lows.

The pressure will always
be there,

but the best way to answer
the pressure is to do
what Sonny is doing.

Play well and score goals.

The future's bright for Son,

as he attempts to lead
an exciting Tottenham side

to their first trophy
since 2008.

Under the watchful gaze of
elite manager, José Mourinho,

anything seems possible.

Puts it away! 3-2 Tottenham.

8:00am at Son Heung-min's
Hampstead home.

Sonny is woken every
morning by his father,

former professional footballer
Son Woong-jung.

[speaks Korean]

This is a typical morning for
professional footballer Son.

Shower.

[water splashes]

Grooming.

Then picking an outfit from
his giant walk-in wardrobe.

[he whistles a tune]

Before hopping into his car for the short drive to training.

[interviewer]
Where are you going now?

After I wake up,
I'm going to train.

How often do you drive?

Of course, nearly every day.

Because I have to go to work

and I have to go home.

Sometimes if my car
is at the club,

then one of my friends
will pick me up,

as most of the players
live close to me.

Harry Kane is two minutes away.
Really close.

So sometimes I ask them,
but most of it I drive myself.

So do you like my driving?

Oh, you're a great driver!

Not so much.
Just wondering whether
you're comfortable or not.

I'm really comfortable
right now.

Even though
I'll arrive at 9:00am,

the training doesn't
start until 10:30.

Since there's still
plenty of time,

I will have breakfast.

Now I'm hungry
as I didn't have any.

I will have a breakfast and
get ready before I start.

[host on radio]
So there's your line-up, mate.

Are you going to keep West Ham
guessing on what line-up
we're gonna have?

Er, no, these are
my starting 11.

-I thought you could go...
-Nah.

In other words -
"Here's the line-up,

this is not what
you're gonna see tonight."

[guest] It could be that and
it would be amusing if it was,

but I think he is just
that brutally honest.

-I'd love it!
-Yeah, he'd do
what you don't expect.

Here we are now.

[narrator] At Hotspur Way,
Tottenham have 15 state-
of-the-art practice pitches,

where the first team
train every day.

Morning.

-Morning.
-How you doing, Son?

Morning.

Harry Kane is very
passionate and

he also has tonnes of things
to learn outside the field.

Dele dances by himself
when he is excited.

He is very innocent,
like a child.

-[Son] Hello, Dele Alli.
-Hi, my name's Dele Alli
and this is "Cribs".

These are all my friends.
They come here to have
some food and stuff.

-Yes.
-Let me show you to the kitchen.

Like most big
professional teams,

Tottenham provide all the food
the players need to stay fit
and healthy before training.

A good relationship
with teammates is crucial
for professional players,

and Son found his feet quickly
since he joined Tottenham.

Yeah, there's so much pressure
and it's so intense.

Every day, you're working hard
and training,

and you spend
so much time together.

You can sometimes
be that little bit down

and, you know,
Sonny's one of them people,

every time you see him, he,
you know, fills you with joy.

Yeah, I have a good
relationship with Sonny.

He's a fun and open kid
who's always smiling.

So he's always
a joy to be about.

[Pochettino] He came to the team
to win games scoring goals.

If not, to provide the team
the happiness that you need,

the energy that you need and,

of course, it's contagious,
from, from him,

this happiness and,
and that positive energy.

I love this opportunity,
to play with these players.

I enjoy it as much as I can.

Those opportunities
are not given to everyone.

At 10:30am the drills
start in earnest.

Sonny builds on his key
relationship with teammates

Christian Eriksen,
Dele Alli and Harry Kane.

Spending two hours
training together each day

might seem like fun
for a footballer,

but it's a major part
of building rapport

in order to gel
on the playing field.

Dele, Eriksen,
Harry Kane and me

seem to be called D.E.S.K
as an acronym,

four main strikers,
the core offence.

[commentator]
Wonderful run from Son.

That is just
so unlucky from Dele Ali!

[Son] For now,
we've hit it off well.

Eriksen, Dele Alli,
Harry Kane -

we've been playing for
almost four years.

Now I know what they like
and also

I know exactly where
to go on the field

when they position themselves.

I think about players
who want to move ahead,

and he's always a step ahead,

so if you pass the ball
in the right time
in the right place,

he will finish it off.

Son Heung-min lives in
the affluent neighbourhood
of Hampstead in North London.

He's a popular figure
around the area,

even with fans of rival teams.

Hello. How you doing, you good?

My son told me this before
your Dortmund match. Tell him?

You should be the best
player of the season.

Oh, thank you very much, huh?

-Who you support?
-Arsenal.

Ah, it's not good, it's not
good for me, but it's okay.

It's an even bigger compliment
when an Arsenal supporter

thinks you should be
player of the season.

Thank you very much,
my friend, eh?

See you maybe next time, eh?

-Good luck with your
whole career and everything.
-Thank you very much.

Thank you, thank you.
Bye-bye, bye-bye.

Give me a high five.
Take care, bye-bye!

[interviewer] Felipe, you're an
Arsenal fan. How do you feel?

That Son is a very good player

because he can score from
anywhere and can do anything.

[narrator] And the trappings of fame make every shopping trip

take a long time,
with all the meet and greets.

Hello.

Yes, of course.

Thank you so much.

[Son] When the fans came
and asked for autographs,
my hands would shake.

[interviewer] At first,
you were nervous, but
you are used to it now?

It is not about
getting used to it.

It is rather now what you have
to do as a football player.

-Thank you, thank you very much.
-Thank you very much.

You're our hero, so thank you.

Thank you very much.
Have a nice day, eh?

And you.

[narrator] Today's shopping trip leads to a chance encounter

with two teammates,
Jan Vertonghen and Eric Dier.

Yes! [laughs]

Dier is here.

-Jan, wait, wait.
-Get Jan in here.

-Wait, please.
-[girl] Jan, it's my birthday!

Please!

-[Son] Come on, Eric.
-[girl] Come on!

-Thank you!
-[Son] You don't go!

Yeah, then you can go. Sorry.

[man] Right, you ready?

-Thank you so much.
-You're welcome, you're welcome.

How you doing, bruv?

You see? You see?

I've seen you in Hampstead
with Jan, you know.

-This is... Disappointed, eh?
-Okay.

You don't invite me. Still
I'm looking on my phone, Jan?

Looking on my phone,
no message.

-I actually can't breathe.
-It's her 25th birthday.

Yeah, it's my birthday.

-He's fantastic.
-He is amazing.

He is amazing, you know.

He's just putting in the goals
week after week, it's fantastic.

Always has a smile on his face.

[interviewer]
What kind of a player is Son?

Creative.

Energetic.

And that left foot,
the way it curls the ball in.

-It's fantastic.
-Yeah.

And his runs down the pitch,
just going round everybody.

Chuncheon in South Korea
is the home to the
Son Football Academy.

And today, Son himself
is on a flying visit

to see his new academy
for the first time.

Welcome to my hometown.

[interviewer]
Have you been here before?

No, I've only come here
before the construction.

This is the first visit, first
since the work has been done.

The Son Football Academy is
run by Sonny's father,
Son Woong-Jung.

Young players at Son's
academy train strenuously

and practice for up to
eight hours a day.

More than half of the students
are over 15 years of age,

and none has even been taught
to shoot the ball yet.

The idea behind that
is not to strain the knee
muscles of the young trainees.

They focus instead on
repetitive skills training.

Much like Sonny himself
underwent as a boy.

How long has it been
since you last visited?

About three years, maybe more.

His first visit
in almost three years.

Do you have a lot
of memories here?

Oh, definitely.
I grew up here.

Ever since he was born,
he was a charming boy.

Always a smiley face
while growing up.

Baby Son's favourite toy
was always a ball.

He kicked a ball around in
his room when he turned toddler.

Son Heung-min's brother,
Son Heung-Yoon,

is a retired midfielder who
also played professionally
in Germany.

Heung-Yoon retired
prematurely due to injury

and now works as a youth
coach at the Son Academy.

[they speak German]
All good?

Good.

Nice to see you.

[in Korean]
He lived in Germany for a while
so he speaks some German.

I'm coach Son Heung-Yoon
from Son's football academy.

I haven't seen him
in a long time.

How long has it been?

I think, last year...

We met a few times after
international matches.

But this is his first time
at the academy. We have
both been busy.

He's got cooler.

He's played in the
Champions League Final.

Yeah, but he lost.

This is true brotherhood.
We're this strict to each other.

Sonny and his brother
give the students
a strict regime,

modelled on their own
upbringing.

They only do keepie-uppies
all day.

Yeah, you get tired...

So they always look at me
to see if they'll be doing
something else today.

It was like that for us too.

If they get dribbling or passing
drills, they get really excited.

No keepie-uppies
is like a day off.

We trained about four times
more than they're doing.

They train indoors
when it's hot.

And they train in the shade
in the afternoon.

They train in the shade.

We trained in the sun.
On hard ground!

Once, me and my brother,
we had a fight over nothing.

You know, some brother stuff...
Dad got angry.

He brought two balls and
made us do keepie-uppies

for four hours
without dropping it.

You start to hallucinate!

We promised not to fight again
but that didn't last long.

[Heung-Yoon]
Me and Heung-min had different
ways of dealing with dad.

I'm more like our father.

So I had more attitude
and would get punished for it.

But Heung-min was cheekier.

He acted like he's hurt
before dad punished him.

He would roll on the ground
before dad hit him.

So I got scolded a lot more.

Hey.

Having fun?

Is it tough?

Which grade are you guys in?

All in the fifth?

So this is elementary squad.

You guys nervous?

-Is it surprising?
-It's weird.

Weird? Do I look weird?

No, I feel weird!

You feel weird?

Feels like a dream.

What's so dreamy?
I'm like you guys.

You guys want to take
a picture with Son?

How do you concentrate better?

Concentration?

How do you concentrate better...

How would you...

You get told off a lot, right?

-Because you lack concentration?
-Yeah.

You need to concentrate
to not get called out.

Concentrate to not get scolded.

You learn as you get scolded.
Understand?

How long did you train for
when you were growing up
in Chuncheon?

How long did I train for?

Yeah, when you were young.

I did the same as you guys.

But I got scolded even more.

At the Son Academy,
fundamentals are a huge
part of the training.

This way to the side!

Show your sole to
the next person. That's it!

The foot should be up this way.
Leave the hands. Strength.

They need to master the basics
to become a football player.

So they must train repetitively
until they master the skills.

[Son] I think the fundamentals
are important for anything.

You need to master the basics
to move on to the next stage.

You want to move on without
doing so? That's nonsense.

Fundamentals
need to be mastered,

and players who've done it
will grow further.

They have higher potential
to achieve success, I believe.

My approach was a regime

that makes you comfortable
on the ball.

For young kids, this needs
to be a priority,

and it's the most
important thing, anyway.

So we did a regime that involves
ball control for two hours.

Sonny did this for
about six years.

I was a typical kid who liked
football but hated to study.

How much did you like football?

I really loved football
since I was a kid.

Sonny was a typical
schoolboy at Chuncheon
Sahmyook Elementary School,

where his love
for football emerged.

This is where Sonny started
playing football until
he graduated.

Until he graduated
from this primary.

He only wanted to play football
when he wasn't eating.

[he laughs]

[report] "Physical movement is
excellent and loves football".

Even Son's school report card
was packed with football.

And he wore his football shirt
in the graduation photo.

One day, young Sonny told me he
wanted to be a football player.

But former footballers mostly
don't want their children
to become players.

Because we know how
difficult it is.

Parents want their kids
to have a comfortable life.

He was so firm about it
so I asked twice.

But he was very young,
what did he know?
Sonny just loved football.

[interviewer] It must have
been hard raising your kid
to be a footballer?

Right. As a parent,

if your kids want to do
the same as you used to do,

something you weren't
as good at,

and you teach them how, you
really have to be thorough.

Sonny's father made sure
the school pitch was
in use for training

every single day of the year,

taking extreme measures to
keep the snow off the ground.

It's hard ground here. It was
the same back then as well.

Every year from October to
December, I put a hundred
bags of salt on the ground.

More than a hundred bags
of salt over this ground.

-A bag of salt?
-A bag of salt.

I hung a bag of salt
on a small truck,

drove around the field.

With salt on the ground,
snow melts quicker in winter.

When summer comes,
it gets really dry here.

But that salty ground
stays quite fluffy

so you won't injure yourself
as much when you trip over.

And here you see where
the pull-up bars are now.

When it would snow, I'd come
out early in the morning

and sweep at least
a ten metre radius area

to make a space for Sonny
to train even by himself

at any time,
even in the snow right here.

Never skipped a training
session. Not a day. 365 days.

What kind of training did
you do with your father?

Honestly, a lot of really
intense things. For example...

running keepie-uppies,
three laps around the field.

One lap with your left leg
and one with your right.

And another with both feet.
This was really tough.

Because it isn't about pace.
It requires a real technique.

If I ever drop the ball
while running,

even on the second lap,

I'd have to start over
from the first lap.

Now we have a nice grass pitch
but there are memories left
on the school field.

And a lack of physical cones
didn't stop Son Senior

drilling his two sons.

He just marked the ground
with his shoes.

When my kids did an
around-the-cone dribble,

I drew on the ground
as if with a compass.

You draw like this
and you have a circle.

But this is too small,
so I would do another pass.

And then you do
another one here.

You draw here then you
make them touch, like this.

Now you have figure eight.

I drew this so many times

so I could see my sock through
the hole on the tip of my shoes.

He couldn't stand to wait.
He couldn't spank us
on the bottom

because he wouldn't wait
for us to bend over.

We would have 10-20 balls
on the ground at training.

He kicked them towards us
as if he were shooting.

Once, an old lady
who was passing by
tried to call the police

because we were being
brutally scolded.

[Son] While training,
father always gave us a demo.

But he's a human.
He makes mistakes as well.

He was dribbling
and made a mistake.

And being young, I told my
brother, "Dad is so lucky,"

and my brother asked, "Why?"

"He doesn't get scolded
when he makes mistakes."

I still remember saying
something like that.

That's how much
I was afraid of my dad.

I was so frightened to make
a mistake, I remember saying
that during the training.

Turn around and keep
your head up! Focus!

Naturally, kids would lose
focus, then I would...

People thought I was his
step-father because I was
so harsh on Sonny.

And the rigorous training
Sonny underwent paid off

when an opportunity
to study in Germany arose.

There was a a study-abroad
programme at the Korean
Football Association.

Our family had a difficult
financial situation at the time.

But I wanted to go abroad.

So we prepared really hard
for that programme.

Sonny's family didn't have
the financial means
to send him to Germany,

but three German teams
sent scouts to Korea

with the aim of offering
six young players a chance.

German scouts came
to observe youth players.

It was a programme where
scouts came from Nurnberg FC,
Hamburger SV,

to pick three players each -
total six players.

I was confident because
I was good in training.

I was confident
of going to Germany.

Luckily, I was selected
to go to Germany.

Aged just 16, Sonny left Korea

and moved to Germany to join
SV Hamburg's youth academy.

A dream come true, a move closer to professional football,

but it all depended on Son
impressing enough
to win a contract.

On the first day,
I thought what if I can't
get the contract here?

Because my dad told me
before I left,

you got to the place
you've dreamt of.

The professional world.
It took over my head.

My parents invested
so much time in me.

Wouldn't they be disappointed
if I didn't get the contract?

That's all I thought of.

After two years of hard work,
Son's diligence paid off

when he was awarded
his first professional
contract on his 18th birthday.

His first big game saw Son
coming on as a sub

in the 82nd minute against
Chelsea in a friendly.

After five minutes on the field,

he showed the world
why he's Sonsational.

[crowd cheering]

That was the first time
he was in the spotlight.

The light was shed
on young Sonny,

who nobody heard of before.

But this first big game took an agonising turn for the worst.

[Sven Gottman]
Everyone was surprised.

He broke his foot shortly after.

[Son] You know, when
you see the pictures,

the bone was just gone like...
[makes popping sound]

And then, you still knew
it was... it's gone, you know.

And then I start crying badly.

Like, like a kid, eh?

Because... you think, yeah,
it's three months out.

I'm going to miss the,
the best thing what I can do.

[interviewer] Yeah.

What concerned me the most was

due to the injury,
he might lose the opportunity

to adapt and develop
as a professional player,

reminding him of the lesson

to thoroughly prepare
for what comes ahead.

Son's return after
a three-month gap from injury,
Bundesliga debut,

when the ball was played in,
Son made his run.

Son saw the goalkeeper
coming off his line,

lifted the ball
with his right foot,

lobbed the goalkeeper

and tapped the ball
into the empty net.

That amazing move from
an 18-year-old boy surprised

the German media. They said he'd
be a leading player in Hamburg.

Son's star was rising
in the Bundesliga,

and he quickly earned
the love of the German fans.

He's likeable
and a very good player.

He's good at long shots
and he can score goals.

And also a good dribbler.

I remember a game
against Dortmund

when he scored a beautiful goal.

We won it 4-1, I think,

and he scored
two or three goals.

I remember it quite vividly.
Those were good times.

He played his part
in his team winning.

He always tries to improve

and is often dissatisfied
with himself

and that is a great
character trait.

Following his recovery
from injury,

the usually highly
disciplined Sonny,

suffered another setback
in his form of the Asian Cup,

when he allowed himself
too much of a good thing.

Food.

He came back from the Asian Cup
having gained 4kg.

[Son] Most matches were
played at night,

and I didn't get much
game time.

It was late when we came home.

Those who played
ate to recover.

But I didn't know that
and ate too much.

Eating the recovery meals when he hadn't played the games

lead to Sonny
getting out of shape,

and Son Senior
was not impressed.

They talk behind him saying,
"He's done."

The season was over and we
had come back to Korea.

But I told Sonny,
"I'm not coming.

I feel ashamed to go back
to Korea. I'm embarrassed."

Dad told me he's too
embarrassed to go back.

I told him I wanted
to go back to Korea.

"I'll do everything
you tell me to do.

If you tell me to train
three times a day, I will."

Because I really wanted
to go back home.

I was young.

Son Senior agreed to return
to Korea with Sonny,

and soon swung into action to get his son in shape again...

With an extreme training regime.

[Son] It was deadly, almost
three sessions a day.

I would wake up in the morning,
lift weights and then

go to the training centre,
make 1,000 shots,

have lunch, take some rest and
go back out in the afternoon.

Train with the kids
dad was teaching.

[Dad] I sent him back to Germany
after not giving him a day
of rest during the break.

When he got back
to the Bundesliga,

Son had undergone
a huge transformation.

But they didn't recognise Sonny.

Because he lost so much weight.

He had no fat on his cheeks.

Near his North London home,

Son and his dad
are training as usual

when a special guest
arrives to meet him -

Arsenal and France legend,
super striker Thierry Henry.

Wooo!

The two strikers
have met up for a chat.

[Thierry] You're still training?
You're always training.

[Son] The legend of football.

Hello, hello, sir.
How are you?

How are you?

Good.

-Ca va bien?
-Oh!

-Salut. How are you going?
-You're always training.

[Thierry] First time
I met Son was,

actually,
I was working for Sky

and I did an interview.

And I won't change now,
so my, my, my...

the way of talking about
Sonny from my point of
view hasn't changed.

-[Son] Trying to improve.
-Now you're about to improve.

-Try to improve, like you.
-No, no, no, for me it's over.

Wooo!

There's no goal.

-There's no goal.
-You've gotta hit the ball.

So you scored so many goals.

High!

Yeah, buddy.

[laughs]
Then you have to go under!

I'm afraid my ankle
is going to be...

Go on. You can... Yes!

But now you... Eh!
Now you have to bring it up.

Yes!

I'm going
to stay here all day.

That's all in technique
"mit technique".

-Yeah?
-We're gonna stay all day.

If we can...

do it, wah!

-I can do it.
-Wooo!

Always find a new challenge.

They can't resist
a bit of competitive fun

to see who's more deadly
accurate in the bin challenge.

The loser pays for dinner.

I'm getting my range,
you should be scared.

I'm getting my range!
I'm getting my range! Ooh!

[Son] Nope!

Nope!

I'm hungry!

-Yes. Nope.
-Aaw!

-Thierry!
-Woo!

Aaw!

-Ah, you got scared, eh?
-No!

-You got scared, eh?
-No!

Watch this.

-Aaw!
-Oh, that's closer!

-The bin is never... No, no, no!
-[laughter]

No, no, no! The bin is there!

I have to pay now,
I have to pay.

I have to pay, I know.

The winner.

Thank you.

Both winners.

-I'm hungry.
-I have to pay.

[Son] How hungry are you?

-But I deserve it.
-No, you... No.

-I deserve it. 100%.
-No. I hit the bin anyway.

-100%, Thierry. I deserve...
-You're gonna go alone man.

[Son laughs]
You go...

[laughs]

-Oh, let's go.
-A-huh.

[Thierry] What I actually like
with Sonny is his generosity.

Whether he has the ball or not,
the ball, he will always
help the team

putting pressure,
trying to assist.

He will always chase
every single ball

from the first
to the last minute.

He has a good
finish with his left,
a good finish with his right.

Just his generosity all around.

On the way to dinner, the
two strikers past and present

take the opportunity
to compare notes about
playing in the Premier League.

How long were you
in Arsenal for?

I'd say that would
have been '99,

left in 2007.

When it was '99,
I was six years old.

You were six? [laughs]

[Thierry laughs]

I cannot... You know,
cos I'm, I'm not that older.

The more, the more
old generation, as you know.

The dressing room
that I played with, or in...

winning, losing, draw,
after a game,

we were always arguing.

We were always arguing,
almost close to fights.

-Always?
-Even... Oh, yeah,
even when we were winning.

So just imagine losing. It was
always very close to a fight.

[Son] I remember last season
when we played against
Leicester away.

Do you remember
when Vardy scored a...

the... the chip,
you know, when...?

Ooh, yes!

Do you remember this game?
I think we were...

first half, 2-0 down.

And then, of course, we are
2-0 down and then Harry came...

he's thrown the water...
water bottle to the floor

and was shouting, of course,
because we are losing.

Today, of course, normal.

It could have been 6-0 and...
6-0 and we concede a goal,

and Jens Lehmann was coming
in the dressing room.

"Oh, you think it's, it's...

do you think it's nice
to concede a goal for me?

You guys got this goal
and we conceded one, why?

I don't wanna go home
conceding a goal."

I didn't... That used to keep
us all sharp on our toes.

The Premier League is...

-Is different, eh?
-Yeah.

Still even with
Bundesliga as well, yeah?

Look how they play, you know.

It's different.

Speed, so quick, eh?
So quick.

The Champions League for me
starts in the qualifying.

When you, when you play
teams of that calibre,

which obviously then
any mistake...

-You can't, you can't do this.
-You pay the price.

I did a lot of mistakes.

The level is just...

The people motivate extra,
you know, because of
the Champions League, you know.

For example,
when I went to Barcelona,

those guys already
won Champions Leagues.

That's what I'm saying,
if you step in a dressing room
in Barcelona, for example...

and you have Xavi sitting
there, Iniesta sitting there,

Messi sitting there,
Eto'o sitting there...

you have to show them.

-You can't tell them anything.
-Yeah, that's true.

-You cannot tell them...
-To show them, this is
the best answer.

..a-ny-thing.

The Champions League
was always in Sonny's sights
since he moved to Europe.

He made a move from Hamburg SV
to Bayer Leverkusen

in the hopes of getting action
in Europe's elite league.

That was when I had
the Champions League
in mind already.

So when I was making a move,

I chose a team that qualified
for the Champions League.

Bayer Leverkusen have a great
pedigree when it comes
to the Champions League,

having reached the final
in 2002 and qualifying for
the tournament nine times.

Son gave himself a great
chance of playing in
the tournament

with his move, and he quickly
impressed Leverkusen manager,

Germany legend Rudi Voller.

For the past 40 years in the
Bundesliga, I've never seen

any player who could shoot as
well as Sonny with both feet.

That's part of the reason
why we scouted him.

Sonny and Thierry have arrived
at their restaurant.

And it's a taste of home
for Son - Korean barbecue.

This is a bulgogi,
yeah, I think.

So what do you do usually
when you don't..?

Actually, no football...
when I don't play football?

-Yeah, when you relax.
-My day off.

I don't know, actually.
I stay home. I don't like...

-Don't like going out?
-No, not really.

No.

I'm the one who has to do
my best at the stadium

and needs to pour everything
out at the stadium,

and even if it sounds boring,
I try to stay at home.

Not much to do being alone here.

I fully concentrate
for ten months a year,

and when I am on holidays
outside the season
I go easy, relaxed.

I like to, to go outside,

or sometimes I go
to shopping with my parents.

And sometimes I come a few...
I came a few times here.

You've been one time with me.

You know, I totally... I really
love, I love Korean food.

It's healthy as well.

Mmmm!

-Spicy?
-No, it's good. I love spicy.

How is it, this one?

So good.

And how do you,
do your chopstick thing?

-Oh, yeah, but that's...
-It's better than me!

I always try to adapt
to where I am.

Yeah, yeah,
it is also important, huh?

-It is the most important thing.
-Yeah.

This is what I've done,
you know, when I went Germany,

first time when I was 16.

I didn't try to meet
South Koreans

because I wanted to learn the
language as quick as possible.

When in Rome,
do as the Romans do.

When I am in Germany, the
first step is to learn German

to let the Germans recognise me.

I have to be able to speak in
English when I am in England.

Learning the language
of the country means

to respect their culture,
people, country.

It also seems important
to show that I'm learning.

I thought so and felt it
important, especially
living in Germany.

His English weren't that good
when I first met him, so...

but he always tried, which
I think is important as well.

[Son] Living in the camp
with people from all around
the world,

that was hard at first,
honestly.

I can be a bit
harsh on myself.

"Oh, I must survive here,"
bearing this in my mind.

I told myself, "Hang in there,"
chewing my bread every morning.

I always say that's why fans

warm... warm up a bit more

because when they see
the players trying
to make an effort...

to adapt to their culture

or the club...
club culture also,

it's, er... they like it.

[Son] That's what I'm talking
about I went to Germany.

That's why the people like...

me most because
I tried it, you know.

Getting used to a new language,
a new way of living,

it's not easy.
People expect a lot from you.

The pressure will
always be there, always.

But the best way to answer
the pressure is to do
what Sonny is doing.

Play well, work hard
and score goals, that's it.

Sonny and Thierry both hit
the big time when they
moved to the Premier League.

Sonny's big move came when
his career was taking
off in Germany.

We believed in him,
in his big talent

and he's made phenomenal
progress since then.

During his last year
at Leverkusen,

he got several offers
from top clubs,

in the Premier League
and Tottenham.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino
first tried to bring
Sonny to Southampton.

But when that didn't work out,
he kept an eye on him

and watched
his rise at Leverkusen.

And when the time was right,
and Poch Was Spurs boss,

he pounced and
signed Son for Spurs.

I remember when I was with
the chief scout at Southampton.

He said, "Oh, I need
to show a player that is
very young and he's from Korea,

South Korea, and...
and playing in Hamburg."

And that surprised me.

From that moment
we started to follow

and then we wanted
to try to, to...

We tried to sign him
at Southampton.

And he preferred to...
to go to... to Leverkusen.

And, of course,
after what happened,

we sign him in Tottenham.

[cheering]

The physical factor seems more
required here than in Germany,

so I feel it is way harder.

The Premier League,
in particular,

is a real kind of intensity
and hustle and bustle.

And it... it's probably,
I think, the most dramatic
league in the world.

[commentator]
Well, if you ever needed
proof that the Premier League

is as popular as ever,
you just need to be here.

Money is an advantage
to recruit better players

especially in
the Premier League.

That means intense competition
follows within the team.

If you are not well prepared,
the league could be

more physically and mentally
tough than expected.

For English footballers,
in particular,

playing in the Premier League
means you've made it,

you're playing
at the top level.

But it's the prize
they want to win.

Wembley here we come! Come on!

[cheering]

Growing up as a kid,
the Premier League is obviously

all you see on TV and playing
football in the park and stuff,

you're always pretending
to be the players in
the Premier League, so...

I think as an English player,

for us, the best league in
the world is the Premier League.

So, yeah,
it's a dream come true.

To stay at the top of his game,

Sonny doesn't only train
when the club tell him to,

he trains when his dad
tells him to as well.

[Son] Father was
a strict teacher.

He would punish me or yell
at me if I've done wrong.

But now I'm thinking back
and have to admit that

that strictness had
a strong influence on me.

[Dad] If you lower your head,

you can't figure out
the situation around you.

Can't sense attack patterns,
speed, etc, can't follow up.

[Son] This became a habit
of mine since I was a kid.

Even now during training
with other players.

I automatically turn
my head and look.

And I've kept doing this.

Pochettino seemed
impressed with that.

I should kick the ball
into Dad's hands

because that makes it easy
to throw back to me,

otherwise he has to bend
to pick the ball up.

I was paying quite
good attention to this.

The strict extracurricular
training may seem normal
to Sonny,

but not his teammates.

Once, it was the team's
rehab training day.

I did the ball lifting drill
for about 20 minutes,

which was what
I used to do always.

A few players were
still around there,

chatting with other
after their training session.

They started watching me
doing that drill

all the way for 20 minutes.

They left when I left.

All the mates there
clapped me.

Should put the ball
onto your instep.

It takes about
40 minutes to finish.

And if you drop the ball there,

if the ball drops to the ground
before 40 minutes are done,

then the fierce scolding
would be started.

That is how I've trained him.

Last! One more! Last!

The fact that I was able
to teach my son by myself,

with my own hands
not with others,

I feel really happy
and lucky for that.

I feel really happy
and lucky for that.

I am still so sorry
for the children.

I often cry alone in my heart.

All that extra training
leads to tired muscles,

which can be relieved by
a specialised pair of
ice pack trousers.

All organised by Sonny's dad.

[Dad] I must help him to focus
on kicking the balls.

Back from training, let him
have his own space to relax in.

But he shouldn't have
to do such management himself.

It's just nonsense.

What is your father to you?

Always, my answer is the same
for this whenever, wherever.

He is my soccer senior,
soccer friend, soccer teacher.

A really good father
and the one whose everything
is perfect for me.

A special supporter has arrived to see Sonny play against
Leicester today at Wembley.

Actor Park Ji Jun,

Sonny's friend from Korea.

I've watched football
matches many times.

But definitely I feel
the passion heating up
in the stadium.

The weather is cold, but
the atmosphere on the site
is hot, I feel.

I am very excited to watch Son
play in the UK for
the first time.

Let's go, Sonny!

And Son scores the winner
in a resounding victory
for Spurs against the Foxes.

Come on, you Spurs!

Nice one Son! nice one Sonny!
Let's have another one!

[Park Ji Jun]
It was touching how many
British fans in the stadium

gave a thumbs up once
they recognised the Koreans.

Even outside the stadium
after the game,

they continued to
give us compliments.

Oh, this "Son Heung-min effect"
is just amazing.

Yeah! [laughs]

How have you been?
Are you well?

You're just awesome.

Been a while.

I rely on him all the time.

Whatever I do, he is the one
who has my back.

He is like my big brother
I can learn a lot from.

I saved Heung-min's number
in my mobile under the name
"Son-Shine".

When I get good news that he
wins the game or scores a goal,

that makes my day.
Good mood all day long.

Just couldn't think of anything
else but sunshine, "Son-Shine".

I believe he is sunshine
to many of us.

After the match, the mates
go for a taste of home

in one of London's
Korean restaurants.

I am so glad you came.

Is that so?

Sonny struggled to settle
into the first team in his
first season at Tottenham.

I saw a few players running on
the pitch even after the game.

Those who didn't get to play
much in the match today.

Was it like some sort of
supplementary training?

Yes, like a post-game training.

I did it a lot in
the first season right
after I joined Tottenham.

Because I didn't get
many chances to play.

That is really tough.

Is that right?

Meeting up with an old
friend gives Son a chance

to vent some of his feelings
to a person he can trust.

It's tough to stay mentally
focused when you missed playing.

And that post-game training
is more intense than
your expectation.

Not playing in the matches
must have an impact.

Right? In a more
psychological way.

Of course it does.

I have been there.
I've done that as well.

Mentally, it is really
tough to deal with.

But you just
have to pull through.

It is inevitable
for any players.

So we have to go over it.

Like I said, for those who
work hard, the opportunity
comes around.

Even if I didn't get to play
on the pitch, I did give
everything in training.

I wanted to play on the pitch.
Wanted it so badly.

You always manage yourself
well enough to be in
the starting line-up.

I never take it for granted.
I just try hard. That's all.

If you stay here long enough...

can't help dreaming about
delicious food back in Korea.

Oh, full of tasty choices
in Korea.

What do you normally have
when you travel back?

I am craving BunSik.

I love them too.

Tteokbokki is the best when
watching football, your match.

Tteokbokki with a glass of
chilled beer and watch
your game.

Tteokbokki and Bibim Mandu
as night snacks.

Jjolmyeon and Bibim Mandu.

But you know, I don't even
think of night snacking here.

I go to bed too early in fact.
You go to bed at ten.

You go to bed at ten?

Yes, to bed early but
when I am back in Korea,

I can see myself ending up
staying up a little
later than usual.

Hate to waste time
even a minute here.

How pitiful.

I stay up late, I even try
to do that when I am in Korea.

And wake up early naturally.

I stay up as late as possible.

How long do you normally
stay in Korea after the season?

It depends on the circumstances,
usually about six weeks.

-Six weeks?
-Four to six weeks.

It's for quite some time then?

I didn't even remember how
I played today's match.

Today?

You did great.

It is just another day
passing by. I often feel empty.

Especially after the match.

I think I know what
you mean by that.

Right after the match,
on the same day.

There is emptiness coming in.

Yes. I feel so empty.

I know what it is.

Maybe a different kind of
emptiness. I definitely know
the emptiness you feel.

You were surrounded
by shouts of crowds.

-When I get home...
-It is total silence.

When I am back home
and lie down...

I try to sleep... by putting
myself down to bed.

My body feels so tired.

People might wonder,

"How can he not sleep? He must
be exhausted after the game."

3rd of April 2019,

and a big day for
the Tottenham team.

The first Premier League game
at the new Tottenham Hotspur
stadium -

a super modern state-of-
the-art footballing palace,

with over 62,000 capacity,

built on the site of
the club's previous ground,
White Hart Lane.

We felt that without
having a big stadium,

it's impossible to be one of
the big super clubs in Europe.

It's having 36,000 people
at the stadium.

Big players want to be in
a stadium with big crowds.

We have to have the next
generation of fans

and they can't get into
a stadium with only
36,000 people in it.

It took just over two years
to demolish the old ground,

and put in the new
hyper-modern stadium.

But today, the big day
to finally inaugurate
the new stadium

in the top flight, has arrived.

The opponents, Crystal Palace.

And the fans are anticipating a big day in the club's history.

I've been waiting 18 years for
this game, for the new stadium
to be built.

More importantly...
Well, we need it,

but more importantly
we'll score the first goal.

It's our players
and not Palace's.

Yes, definitely.

[crowd cheering]

[huge cheer]

I was waiting this moment,

but I know and I realise, er...

the responsibility
that we're gonna have now,
even more than before.

What a day for Son, a
historic moment as he scores

the first competitive goal in
the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

-[crowd cheering]
-Yeeeees!

In the history books,
they will say,

"Who scored the first goal?
Sonny."

The first goal in the new
stadium probably

will be talked over
for the next 100 years.

I think it's such an honour
to be able to play
in such a stadium,

and I also think it's been
a great day to set up such
a wonderful record.

[crowd singing] Nice one Son!
Nice one Sonny!

Let's have another one!

And at the end of the season,
another big honour
was to come Son's way.

Please welcome the Tottenham
Hotspur Player of the Year
once more,

Heung-min Son!

[crowd cheering]

It's a very special season.

To score with the new stadium...

What do I say?
Always it's such an honour

to play with this shirt.
I'm really, really
the happiest guy in the world.

[crowd cheering]

[Son] My hope is to do better
than the previous season.

So I wish I can perform better
this season again than
the last season.

[Dan] I think the thing about
Sonny this season is, he seems
to have really relished

the extra responsibility
of being

the main man, the leading
man in Tottenham's scene.

Sonny is an inspiration to
many people at the moment

so I can say he will be
remembered for a long time.

Nice one Sonny! Nice one Son!

He's even got his own
special fan song.

Nice one Sonny!
Nice one Son!

Nice one Sonny!
Let's have another one!

Nice one Sonny!
Nice one Son!

Nice one Sonny!
Let's have another one!

[cheering and chanting]

Son's popularity is not
limited to English Spurs fans.

He's got fan clubs
all over the world.

Son Heung-min, my brother,
you are already Mexican.

Here in Mexico,
many football fans

call him "Son-Naldo"!

Referring to a mash-up of
Son's name with that of Ronaldo

because he is a player who
really shows his ability

when his team most needs him

and he really stands out
for the team.

I think the example Son sets
of excelling when

someone needs you is something
we can all learn from.

I think Son Heung-min is
the coolest player from Korea.

I think Son Heung-min is
the best player in Asia.

He is a great football player.

Son's status
as a Premier League star

has propelled him to
being the most prominent
Asian player in the world.

[fans cheering]

[man] We love Heung-Min Son!

It's a rarity to have
a Korean player in the league.

People are extremely
interested in watching

the South Korean
national team now.

I think that Son has
certainly helped that.

His values and his traits,

I guess, are reflecting
very well on Korean people.

He has surpassed
the Asian standard.

I think he has
physical condition,

technique, sharpness
and mentality

that has never been seen
before from Asian players.

He can play in any league
in the world.

I have no doubt.

Son's been a full
international player
for South Korea since 2010

and has represented his
country at two World Cups,

and the 2018 Asian games, where the team won the gold medal.

Victory in the Asian Cup
was significant for Son,

as in South Korea
all able-bodied men

are required to complete
two years military service.

However,
his Asian games victory

meant that he was only
mandated to do three weeks
basic training,

which could have otherwise
have interrupted his
footballing career.

Despite all the positivity
associated with being the best
Asian player in Europe,

there's still negativity
and prejudice that Son

and other Asian players
have had to deal with.

I played nine years in Europe

and I can't break the remaining
prejudice against Asians.

I still feel it completely.

When I first went to Germany,
life was harder than I thought.

Clearly, breaking the prejudice
toward an Asian player

requires a tremendous amount
of a series of effort.

In many ways it could take
more time than local players.

But you have to prove
yourself anyway.

These are difficult parts.

[cheering]

[Son] We are all same - human.

Of course, which country you
come from, you are footballer,

you are a fan, I don't care.

I think we are same as human.

Just racism should get out,
of course.

I don't want to see this
anymore as a... as a human.

Not as a footballer, as a
human, I don't wanna see this.

[kids laughing]

I can only say, by showing
what I am good at in the stadium

and ignoring their
discrimination.

My way of facing against
racism should be
on the field, I think.

Tonight's a big night
for Sonny,

as he gets ready to go out
at his Hampstead home.

It's the London
Football Awards, where
the capital's 12 clubs

honour their teams' players.

[Son] It is an award ceremony
for the teams and players
based in London.

I've been nominated
to be honoured.

I am dressing up for
this meaningful event.

Sonny has been nominated
for the biggest award,
Player of the Year.

It would be better
if I won the award,

but taking part
is worthwhile either way.

Even though he's up
for an award,

performing at a staged event
is not entirely
in his comfort zone.

I feel a little
nervous tonight.

I'd feel a lot less nervous
at the match in the stadium.

Hi.

Hey, top man.

Thank you so much.
We love you to bits, fella.

It's like a who's who
of football in the room.

And they're all waiting for the top award, Player of the Year.

[host] I am honoured
to announce that the Premier
League Player of the Year...

You know who he is -

Heung-min Son!

[applause]

Good evening. Er...

I'm honoured to be here.
It's unbelievable.

And, er, I wanted to say thank
you for our coaching staff,

our teammates and the club,
and fantastic fans as well.

Erm, yeah.

I try to keep working hard
and till next time,

another award as well,
thank you very much
and have a nice evening.

[applause]

Massive congratulation
to Son for this award.

Fully deserved and we are so
happy to have Sonny, of course.

Being a great footballer
attracts the interest
of big brands.

Today, Sonny is starring in a shoot for his sponsor, Adidas.

-Hi.
-Hiya.

Then we start in the main stage,

Which is where you'll do the
main football for this campaign,

with the scripts,
the lines to come out.

So once you've been
glammed and dressed,

we'll take you on set
and then we'll give you
a proper briefing.

Okay.

Sonny's background makes him
hot property for the brand,

who want to market their
products in the huge
Asian market.

We can obviously utilise him
in the UK market

as well as obviously the market

he's very known for, which is
obviously in the Asian market.

So I think those aspects are
fantastic for, us as a brand,

that's the reason
why we have Son.

Very quiet everywhere, please.

That alone also, sales
values go really high

due to the fact that we have
a player like Son promoting it,

so, yeah, I think for us
as a brand, having Son
utilising across products is,

yeah, it's... the volumes are
extremely high across sales.

Sonny's brand sells everything
from caps, shirts to T-shirts,

everything imaginable.

[stallholder]
The best one is this one.

Heung-min Son.
Number one player.

-More than Harry.
-More than Harry?

-Harry Kane, yes.
-That's good.

The end of a season and
it's moving day for Sonny.

His father, as ever,
is there to help him.

This is a house that
brought a lot to me.

Since I moved in here,
I started playing
the game in the team

and I got good results.

Definitely this home
brought me so much luck.

So while I am organising
to move out,

even at this moment
I am getting a bit emotional.

I have bittersweet,
mixed feelings.

The reason I decided
to move was

either for this place
or at the new place
we will move into soon,

the key point to consider is
Heung-min's performance.

Choose a location close
to the training ground

and not too much noise for him.

Mine is a father's heart that
wants his son to focus
on soccer.

He's found a new house
close to the training
ground with a quiet aspect.

But the new place isn't
decorated to his dad's taste.

Do you like it, Father?

No, I'm going to get rid
of all those things.

Alongside the strict training,

Sonny's dad's philosophy
is to minimise all clutter

and excess possessions to
keep a streamlined lifestyle.

This would be Heung-min's room.

Likewise, it will be
a minimalist interior.

Hello, let me introduce
my new home.

It's been only a few days
since I moved in.

As you see, nothing's here,
no ornaments.

My father likes a space
being neat and tidy.

He doesn't like
leaving things around.

This is my dressing room that
people expect to see the most.

Sonny however, does have
a love of nice clothes.

Actually, the wardrobes
I ordered didn't arrive yet

so please understand my
clothes are hung out roughly

like this as
a temporary measure.

I haven't unpacked all of them
yet, still lots in the boxes.

The reason I like clothes is,

honestly, I like to spruce up
myself when I go to play.

Not that I want to be seen
as chic, but I have much
interest in fashion.

The commuting times are the
only chance I get to dress up.

He's in demand
to model men's fashion

and likes thinking
about what he'll wear.

I feel good when I see
well-organised clothes like this

and I get excited when I choose
what to wear the next day.

This is another of my hobbies.

Nowadays, almost all soccer
players are well-dressed.

It seems that fashion is a part
of the soccer player's life.

So I think it is necessary
to keep up with this theme.

This is my bathroom.

I don't need to show you
this place, do I?

I get cleaned here.

Really, the reason
I moved in here is...

this has quite a few
great facilities,

besides the convenience
to my soccer life.

Swimming pool, gym,
cinema, sauna, etc.

This place has choices to relax,
this is why I moved in.

There are many days the game
finishes late and I suffer
from insomnia.

Then I can go to the
swimming pool straight away.

That helps me recover.

And the gym is not big
but very well equipped.

I can concentrate entirely
on my play and recovery.

I'm glad I moved into
such a nice house.

And this is the end of the show
introducing Son Heung-min's
house, bye.

The Champions League is
the most coveted
of all the trophies.

And Tottenham still haven't
got their hands on it.

This season, in 2019,
they're on a good run.

And today play the first
leg of their quarter-final

hosting Manchester City
at home in the new stadium.

The Champion's League is
a dream for all clubs
in England.

The Champions League
is the highest level
of football in the world.

Even higher than the World Cup.

Spurs!

Wheeey!

-[interviewer]
Who is the win today?
-Spurs, of course.

It's a huge game
and Son plays a huge part,

scoring a winning goal
with 12 minutes to go.

Another big record for Sonny,
the first European goal
scored in the new stadium.

Everybody forecast City
as the winners,

and they were saying that City
would easily beat us.

Next up, the second leg.

Spurs had a slim
one-goal advantage

and went to Manchester
with victory in mind.

And Son, once again,
played a huge role,

scoring twice and Spurs going
through to the semi-finals.

[Son] I had a gut feeling when
I scored the second goal.

From the first touch
I was already planning
the next move in my head.

The first touch was brilliant,

and I dropped the ball exactly
where I wanted it to be.

The shot was so well struck.

If you look at the scene
again in slow motion,

you will see me running to
celebrate as soon as I shot.

That is why the goal is more
meaningful for me, really.

I wouldn't trade it
for anything.

[Pochettino] It was amazing
to have the ability to score

two goals very quick.

Sonny was unbelievable
in the way that he ran

and his finishes.

How he finished the actions
and how he scored

and, of course, I think
it was an amazing moment.

[interviewer] How can
you sum that game up?

Oh, as I said before,
it's just a special night,
special game, so...

It's a crazy game, that's
why everyone loves football.

Sonny had to miss the
first leg of the semi-final

against Ajax in London,

due to accumulating
yellow cards.

Hugely frustrating for him.

I couldn't play.
I felt so distressed. In fact,

not being able to play
in the match is the hardest
part for a footballer.

I kept telling myself
to overcome this hardship.

And to make matters worse,
Spurs lost 1-0,

leaving them with an uphill
battle for the crucial
second game in Amsterdam.

My teammates gave their all
and I took a rest
as I couldn't play.

Next game, I'll play harder
than the rest of the team.

I'll send my positive energy
to them for this game.

[interviewer]
Do you think you can still
overcome the score and win?

I believe we can do it.

Ajax won their away game
and we can do likewise.

It's important for us
players to have faith.

Nothing is impossible if you
play with "you can do it"
spirit.

It's a very big day for Sonny.

Tonight, Tottenham go
into the second leg of
the Champions League

semi-final against Ajax.

At stake,
a place in the final.

Hello.

[interviewer]
Where are you heading now?

Ahead of game two against
Ajax in the Champions League.

Got a meeting call from
the team so I'm going now.

All's well that ends well.

I hope we can get some
good results for sure.

They're going in as underdogs, having lost the first game 1-0.

In Amsterdam, the Ajax fans
are hopeful of carrying

their first-leg victory
to a successful conclusion.

But Sonny has other plans.

[commentator] Spurs
are in Amsterdam

ahead of their second-leg
semi-final tie tonight.

Spurs made the worst
possible start in Amsterdam,

when a towering fifth minute
header by 19-year-old Ajax captain, Matthijs de Ligt,

doubled the advantage for
the exciting young Dutch side.

[crowd cheering]

[crowd] Oh!

Then Sonny hit the post.

But Ziyech doubled
Ajax lead on the night,

leaving Spurs
3-0 down on aggregate.

[crowd cheering]

Well, the first half is
appalling, to be honest.

You're coming up against
a good young side,

that produce good players.

I think we need a bit
of toughening up for
the second half.

With just five minutes left,
Mauricio Pochettino's side

scored twice in succession
with goals from Moura
and Llorente.

Then in a frantic finish,

Moura completed
a miraculous hat-trick

with a left-foot shot from 16
yards deep into stoppage time

and Spurs won on away goals
to reach their first
Champions League Final.

[Gary Lineker] Tottenham's
heroes tonight came from
three goals down on aggregate.

The players are ecstatic,
the manager is emotional.

This is one of the most
important night in my life,

to go to the final
of Champions League,

I think is very close
to a miracle.

No one believe in us from
the beginning of the season.

But my players,
I think they are superheroes.

[Son] Football is a team sport.

I can't build an incredible
record by myself, no one can.

There were times I've slipped
over at the final pivotal step.

Or been exposed to
physical problems too.

The champions are those
who overcome all these aspects.

We will never give up because
this is a chance of a lifetime.

To the absolute ecstasy
of the Spurs fans.

-[man] What a dramatic game!
-Oh, yes! What an amazing game!

-Amazing, unbelievable!
-Tottenham Hotspur.

Absolutely amazing! The best
game I've ever been to.

Bloody made it, man!
Gonna see you in Madrid, bro!

The victory in Amsterdam
set up an all-English final

against Liverpool, in Madrid.

Son and his teammates
dreamed of the cup,

but they'd have to
get past Liverpool first.

Liverpool!

[singing] Mo Salah!
Running down the wing!

We played Real Madrid
in the final last year
and they beat us.

We've come to Madrid
to take the trophy back.

Come on, you Spurs!

Are you Spurs?

Come on, you Spurs!

[man] We need to be European
champions. It's London's turn.

It's Spurs' turn.

Spurs haven't won
a trophy since 2008.

What a dream that would be to get the biggest of them all.

They want the attraction of
being in the Champions League.

It's the best competition,
the best club competition
in the world.

But it's also a, a status thing.

It enables you to enjoy
a kind of pedigree

that you just don't get in
Europe's other competition,
the Europa League.

Financially,
it's extremely important.

Sponsors clearly want their
brand to be as visible
as possible.

It is visible, extremely
visible in the Champions League,

so, of course, there's
a knock-on effect on
commercial deals

if the teams aren't
in the Champions League.

[fans cheering] Son!

In the stadium, Son
and his team have their
minds on the job in hand...

...as the crowds outside
get ever more excited.

Honestly, how many people
do you think were expecting

us going to the semi-finals
or Ajax going there?

It was certain that
we are a good team.

We had no reason to be
afraid or feel panic.

Son's father has come
to support him,

but hadn't factored
in the gridlocked traffic.

But he's not about to sit
in traffic and miss the game.

You can see clearly, it is still
a long way to the stadium.

Experience of these
kinds of big matches

to help growth as a better
player is what Heung-min
and I both wish.

As the team entered
the ground, there was
a huge sense of occasion.

There to remind them
what it's all about,
the majestic jug-eared trophy.

[Son] From the moment going into
the stadium, I saw the trophy.

I see the spectators, supporters
are cheering half on each side.

The pitch is in
the finest condition.

As I stepped into
the stadium...

I got chills.

The game got off to the worst
possible start for Spurs.

Mo Salah saw
Liverpool on their way,

scoring a penalty
after just two minutes.

Spurs had their chances,
but Son was denied by
Liverpool's keeper, Alisson.

Eriksen and Lucas Moura
saw their efforts denied
by the keeper too.

And Sonny's team's failure to
capitalise was punished
ruthlessly,

when Liverpool substitute
Origi drove the ball low

and powerfully past Hugo Lloris with three minutes left.

[crowd cheering]

Jubilation for Liverpool.

[crowds cheering]

Heartbreak for Son
and his father.

How could I put it?

I appreciate the huge
expectation from people

and I hate to lose
such a big game.

It was very hard to swallow
the defeat for myself.

[Dad] I say to him
before each match,

"Don't be greedy.
Empty your mind.

Even if the game doesn't go
well, it's your favourite,
football.

You should enjoy, feel happy."

I'm still young.
I'm not giving up.

I'm crossing over the threshold
of the grand journey

toward higher mountains.

I know my fans have been giving
me a lot of support and love

and that gives me
the strength to overcome.

I'll work hard to show you
how much I've improved.

There's a phrase that
we use at Tottenham.

It's "we're always
the bridesmaids
but never the bride."

Win or lose, Son wants
to play for Spurs, alright?

Just stay with us,
stay with us

and one day we'll pay you
back and we'll win something.

I'm thankful
I'm a Tottenham fan,

I'm thankful
for what Tottenham did.

And I'm... I'm proud
of the boys and I...

[emotionally] I hope that
can go on for another year.

Come on, you Spurs!
Stay with it!

[crowd cheering]

There's plenty left
in Son's story,

and dreams of titles and
trophies don't need to end

with the Champions League
Final defeat of 2019.

[commentator] A brilliant goal
from Son Heung-min!

Sonny's prospects look
brighter than ever before

with the arrival of
serial winner José Mourinho
as Tottenham Manager.

The overwhelming chances
are Son has a bright future,

with silverware
glinting on the horizon.

[crowd cheering]

As teammates we know
how good he is

and how strong a player he is
and what he brings to the team.

So, yeah, we're just happy
the rest of the world can
see it as well now.

I relieve my stress
by playing football.

I am a lucky person.

I've never regretted playing
football for a single
day of my life.

Football is everything
in my life.