Xuan Son burst into tears when coach Kim Sang Sik did 1 thing, fans: 'because you deserve it'

The moment Coach Kim Sang Sik personally wore the gold medal for Nguyen Xuan Son made the hearts of millions of football fans burst. Xuan Son himself sobbed at the love of his teacher and fans for him.

On the morning of January 6, Nguyen Xuan Son and his teammates went to the airport to return to Vietnam. Right at the Thai airport, Coach Kim Sang-sik brought the medal and personally presented it to Nguyen Xuan Son's students. Too surprised by the love from the teacher, the male striker burst into tears and hugged Coach Kim Sang-sik tightly. Although he had to leave the final early, Nguyen Xuan Son's teammates still excellently won the championship trophy to 'avenge' him.

The striker born in 1997 went from one surprise to another because he received warm love from Vietnamese fans right at the airport. The fans surrounding Xuan Son asked for help, encouraged and wanted to join the staff in pushing a stretcher to see off Nguyen Xuan Son back to the country for injury treatment.

The online community was also happy to see Xuan Son safely discharged from the hospital to return to Vietnam with his teammates. A lot of wishes: 'get well soon' appeared on the internet along with a deep thank you to the naturalized striker: 'Vietnam owes the Brazilian son a favor'. Someone wrote a very long letter of deep gratitude to the son of Brazilian descent: 'it is not a gold medal for Xuan Son to cry, gold or silver does not matter to him, what makes people feel is sincere compassion, it is compassion that motivates him to stay and contribute to Vietnam'.

Xuan Son suffered a serious injury in the second leg final against Thailand on the evening of January 5. After a few minutes of first aid, Son was put on an ambulance and transferred to a hospital in Bangkok. The results of the examination and scan determined that Son had a fracture of the fibula and tibia of his right leg.

According to Dan Tri newspaper, Xuan Son will return to Vietnam for surgery at the Center for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Vinmec International General Hospital. "This is an excellent sports medicine center according to the standards of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) - the highest standard system for medical facilities and hospitals to provide optimal health care services for Asian football players," the Vietnam Football Federation said.

With 7 goals, the No. 12 striker of the Vietnamese team is the "top scorer" of the tournament. Nguyen Xuan Son's scoring record surpassed the rest of the players. The players behind him in the scoring list of the 2024 AFF Cup are Suphanat Mueanta, Patrik Gustavsson (Thailand), Shawal Anuar (Singapore) and Nguyen Tien Linh (Vietnam) who only have 4 goals each.

In addition, Xuan Son is also the best player in the 2024 AFF Cup. This title is completely worthy of Xuan Son's important contributions to the Vietnamese team, although he was absent from the first 3 matches in the group stage and left the field early due to injury in the second leg final. Nguyen Xuan Son also had 2 assists for his teammates to score. The only player with a better assist record than Xuan Son is Suphanat (5 times).

Thus, the journey of the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup 2024 ended beautifully with a 3-2 victory over Thailand in the second leg final in Thailand. In the end, we won 5-3 after two rounds of matches going and returning. The Vietnamese team this morning also brought home the Southeast Asian Championship trophy. It is expected that the flight carrying the Vietnamese team will land at Noi Bai airport (Hanoi) around the afternoon of January 6.

After returning home, members of the Vietnamese team will carry out a series of activities to interact with fans. After completing the exchange activity, the players returned to their respective clubs. In addition, they will also practice more to participate in the 1/8 round of the 2024-2025 National Cup starting from January 9. Particularly, Coach Kim Sang Sik will return home to take a leave of absence from January 10, for a short period of time, before he returns to Vietnam, watching the matches at the Vietnam National Championship in the near future. The Vietnamese team will refocus before the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, which will take place at the end of March.

Xuan Son receives new injury news, Vietnam national team welcomes next naturalized player? Đào Đào14:23:44 10/01/2025Recently, the doctor shared about the injury after surgery. The male striker needs to pay more attention. Besides, the Vietnam team is also rumored to be about to welcome a new naturalized player, promising to help Vietnamese football go further.