Tottenham captain Heung-min Son suffers head injury in Europa League trophy mishap: ‘Somebody pushed me!’ Heung-min Son was left with a Europa League battle scar after cutting his forehead on the trophy in the heat of Tottenham ’s celebrations in Bilbao.

The Spurs captain, alongside teamates Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur, was left without a medal initially after Uefa ran out before the Europa League trophy lift at the San Mames

Many said they felt a deep sense of pride when they saw Korea's flag draped around the 32-year-old, shortly after Tottenham won the Europa League championship in Spain on Wednesday, with one online user saying they "almost burst into tears" and another calling him a "national treasure".