While Son Heung-min his eyes fixed on 2026 FIFA World Cupthe MLS champion also can’t help but think about the future that might include his family one day.
“I think I’m old enough to have a family now, but we’ll see, we’ll never know,” Heung-min, 33, only shared. Us Weekly while celebrating his role as Hyundai Global Brand Ambassador. “To be honest, I love children, so we never know what will happen.”
It’s a small change from what the LAFC footballer said The guard years ago. In a 2019 interview with the magazine, Heung-min recalled the advice his father had given him.
“When you get married, No. 1 will be family, wife and children, then football,” he said at the time. “I want to make sure that while I play at the highest level, football can be number 1.”
If and when Heung-min has children, don’t step in as his son’s or daughter’s soccer coach.
“No chance, no chance,” he said Us laughing. “This, I can give you a straight answer.”
Heung-min continued, “I will be the father of a good team [dad] I look after my children.”
Before becoming one of the football stars in the world, Heung-min remembered going to practice with his father, Son Woong-jungformer soccer player.
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Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images“I still have good, good memories. Apparently, my father was a soccer player, so he took a session every day,” Heung-min recalled. “We didn’t take days off. … It was hard, but it was a joy to be alone with my father every day, working together. Many days, he was angry with me because I didn’t deserve him, but because of that, I’m here. … These stories I would like to share with the next generation.”
In addition to supporting Hyundai Motor Company’s global marketing campaign “Next Starts Now”, Heung-min is also an advocate for the program “Be There with Hyundai” programs, which encourage young athletes to dream big and stay connected to the sport.
If he has the chance to connect with the next generation of footballers, his advice is simple.
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“Get out there, have fun, enjoy the moment,” he said. Sometimes we are too busy to work hard and sometimes we forget this joy, in this moment. I would like to tell the next generation, ‘Just go outside, enjoy and be happy.
As for sports fans who might be thinking about watching football as the World Cup heats up, Heung-min – the future South Korea captain – says now is the time to jump in.
“Don’t wait,” he shouted. “Don’t regret not watching it and you have to wait four years. There are amazing next-generation players, so you should watch it and enjoy South Korea.”
