It wasn’t the dream debut that many had hoped for. Despite incredible anticipation and hype, Son Heung-Min couldn’t quite make waves in his first MLS action. While the former Tottenham captain did make his presence felt just minutes after coming onto the pitch late in the second half against the Chicago Fire last Saturday, he felt only a shadow of his true self. But it seems like that little peek into his potential is already yielding results in other ways. And it’s making the newest addition to the US soccer community stand taller than even the great LeBron James.
Just days ago, one MLS community claimed that Heung-Min could become even bigger than Lionel Messi, the soccer icon who has been making flowers bloom in the US’s domestic league for the past two seasons. Claiming that the Kor