Major League Soccer
"No Way" to New Beginning
⚽ Son Heung-Min Opens Up on His MLS Conversion
Son Heung-Min's move to Los Angeles FC did not happen overnight — and in this candid conversation with Ocho, the South Korean legend reveals just how close it came to never happening at all.
His first reaction to MLS interest? "No way." Son is disarmingly honest about the initial dismissal — the assumption, shared by many elite European players, that Major League Soccer was simply not a destination worth considering at the peak of a career. But LAFC were persistent. Years of conversations. Months of groundwork. And then one Zoom call that changed everything.
Son walks through what was said in that call, what finally shifted his thinking, and what he found when he arrived in Los Angeles that he genuinely did not expect. The crowds have surprised him every single week — the atmosphere, the passion and the scale of interest that the league has generated in the wake of the 2026 World Cup on American soil.
And when Ocho puts the big question to him — can MLS sustain that World Cup momentum and keep growing? — Son's answer is refreshingly direct. He does not point to infrastructure, investment or league structure. He puts it squarely on the players themselves. "It's up to us."
The Legend of Son Heung Min Here
Source: 3nul.com
Images: Getty, Late Run

