"Son Heung-min, Gangnam Club Visit" False Posts by Club MDs Lead to Lawsuit

Defamation and Obstruction of Business Charges

Soccer player Son Heung-min (Tottenham) has filed a complaint with the police against club staff members (MDs) who spread posts on social media claiming that he spent 30 million won on drinks at the club where he works.

Son Heung-min is greeting the audience after the second match of the 2024 Coupang Play Series between Tottenham and Bayern Munich held on the 3rd at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

On the 9th, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul announced that Son & Football Limited, Son Heung-min's agency, filed a complaint on the same day against five individuals, including an MD from a club in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, for defamation and obstruction of business.

They posted on Instagram that Son Heung-min visited a club after the match between Tottenham (England) and Bayern Munich (Germany) held on the 3rd at the Seoul World Cup Stadium and paid 30 million won for drinks.

The next day, the agency refuted the claims, stating, "Son Heung-min went straight home after the match to rest," and confirmed that the MDs of the club spread false information to promote their business.

In the complaint, the agency also argued that "their posts interfered with the agency's business, which generates advertising revenue based on Son Heung-min's reputation and brand value."

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