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Son Heung-min was named MLS&"Goal of the Year&" and caused an uproar,&"stealing&" from Messi.

1:56am, 30 October 2025【Football】

On October 27, local time, Major League Soccer announced the "Goal of the Year" award for this season. South Korean forward Son Heung-min, who just joined Los Angeles FC this summer, immediately won the award. The goal of choice was a direct free kick he scored against Dallas on August 23. This is also the South Korean national team captain’s first goal in MLS.

Son Heung-min, who joined Los Angeles FC this summer,

However, the result of this selection seems to have caused controversy. Korean media "Xports News" on the 28th local time with the title "'Son Heung-min won the best goal of the year? It was stolen from Messi!' MLS fans burst out in anger", and reported the following:

"Son Heung-min was selected for the MLS best goal of the year award, sparking a fierce debate among fans. There are many candidates for better goals. In this case, there were voices questioning whether MLS favored Son Heung-min, and some even accused it of stealing the award from Lionel Messi. "

Although the award was originally decided by fans' vote, the report stated that "fans were outraged by the post on MLS's official social media announcing Son Heung-min's award." The media listed the reactions of some fans:

"One fan shared a video of Cincinnati FC player Ebouender scoring a free kick at the exact same position and angle, expressing disbelief, saying: 'Are you kidding? This is just an ordinary goal for Ebouender. ' "

"Another fan shared a video of Messi, who was also nominated, scoring. "Sun Xingmin took away this award from Messi." Messi's goal started near the midline and dribbled past four defenders, which was evaluated as reminiscent of his Barcelona era. "

" Some fans mentioned that Messi is a strong contender for the league's Golden Boot and MVP this season, and claimed: "At least they are preventing Messi from winning all. Award. I understand MLS's intention. ' "

In addition, it is said that it has received many other criticisms: "It's ridiculous. An ordinary free kick actually beat the defender and scored. " "This is really a joke. Is it a thank-you gift for Son Heung-min to come to MLS? There are at least 20 identical free kicks. " "I want to apologize to all the players who really scored wonderful goals. " "The fans are ruining the sport. It should be decided by the coaches and players. " "Is this done to attract the attention of Koreans? "

Although there are many opinions, it seems that many fans cannot accept this result.

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