Son shine
Heung-min Son produces incredible nutmeg pass against Diego Valdes days after Chile ace was slammed for ‘racist’ gesture
Tottenham ace let his football do the talking against his Chilean opponent as the two sides battled out a 0-0 draw
TOTTENHAM'S Heung-min Son let his football do the talking days after Chile's Diego Valdes was heavily criticised for his 'racist gesture.'
Valdes was forced into a public apology after a photo emerged of him producing a stereotypical eye signal in the build-up to a clash against South Korea.
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The Chilean started the contest against the Asian Games winners but might have wished he hadn't just two minutes in.
Son produced a remarkable piece of skill to backheel the ball through the legs of Valdes leaving the midfielder chasing shadows.
The game finished 0-0 but Valdes will not be out of the limelight following his offensive signal.
After a barrage of criticism, he wrote on social media: "In relation to the photograph that has appeared on social media, it was never my intention to offend and I offer my apologies to anyone that could have been offended."
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Chile manager Reinaldo Rueda did not comment on the storm when quizzed in his news conference ahead of the game at the Suwon World Cup Stadium.
He said: "This is a press conference to talk about soccer.
"I am not here to talk about things not related to soccer."
This is not the first time there has been controversy between South Korea and visiting South American teams.
In November 2017, Colombia's Edwin Cardona was banned for five games by Fifa for making a similar gesture to South Korea skipper Ki Sung-Yueng.