Veteran South Korean star, Son Heung-min, led his country to a 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan in a friendly match, held on Tuesday in the Korean city of Yongin.
Son (34 years old), the former English Tottenham star and currently playing for Los Angeles, scored the first goal for his country early, after only 6 minutes.
His teammate Oh Si Hyun added the second goal in the 60th minute.
The Associated Press reported that Son Heung-min became South Korea's all-time top scorer with 59 goals.
She added that Son scored his goal with a free kick, surpassing the previous record, set by Cha Bum-kwon, who scored 58 goals before retiring from international football after the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
Son is also considered to have played the most for his country's national team, with 151 international matches since the beginning of his international career in 2010, during which he participated in 4 editions of the World Cup.
Son Heung-min joined his current American team in 2025, after 10 years he spent in the English Tottenham Hotspur shirt.
Thus, the South Korean national team concludes its camp this month, where it played 3 more matches, beating Ecuador 3-0, losing 1-4 to Uruguay, and drawing without goals with Venezuela.
On the other hand, the Uzbek national team suffered one loss after winning two friendlies over Iran, 3-1, and Syria, 4-1.
The two teams are preparing to participate in the 2027 Asian Nations Cup, which will be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the period from January 7 to February 5.
The South Korean national team will play in the fifth group, which also includes the UAE, Vietnam and Yemen, while the Uzbek national team will compete with Bahrain, Jordan and North Korea in the second group.
The German Football League (Bundesliga) is seeking to reach an agreement with member clubs regarding the application of the “50+1” ownership rule in order to avoid any legal disputes in the future.
The association, which represents 36 clubs in the first and second divisions, said on Tuesday that the Executive Committee confirmed during its meeting last week that the rule will remain a basic principle in German football.
The rule stipulates that the club must own 50 percent of the shares in addition to one additional share, in order to prevent investors from completely taking over the clubs, while the German Anti-Monopoly Office announced last August that this rule is compatible with anti-monopoly laws.
However, the Antitrust Office stressed the need for equality between all clubs, and that the same applies to Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen, which are owned by the Volkswagen car manufacturer and Bayer, which had an exceptional situation in the past.
The German League stated that its Executive Committee will submit final proposals regarding the design and unified application of the rule to all member clubs to the League in the first half of 2027.
She explained that the matter would require more discussions and called for responsibility to be taken until a final agreement is reached.
The association said in a statement: “Dealing in the future with the (50+1) rule within the federation will shape the features of the German League competitions and joint cooperation for years to come.”
She added: “Achieving a solution that enjoys broad support represents the greatest opportunity, for the benefit of all parties concerned, in order to avoid protracted legal disputes within the association, which contributes to truly strengthening the legal certainty of the rule.”
Spain's Getafe is close to signing Dani Carvajal, the former Real Madrid defender, who has not played for any club since his contract with the Royal Club expired at the end of last June.
The Spanish newspaper "Marca" reported that the former international defender spent the summer training alone, as he was waiting for a new offer in order to start another chapter in his football career.
She added that Carvajal preferred to wait for some time before making a decision about his future, and when signs appeared regarding the possibility of him joining Getafe, an agreement was quickly reached between the two parties.
The newspaper explained that the deal is awaiting some final touches in order to be completed, as the financial regulations of the Spanish League will be the biggest obstacle, given the very high salary that Carvajal received at Real Madrid, which is not commensurate with the salary ceiling in Getafe, and he will wait for the League’s approval, which is the last step to completing the deal.
The deal will support coach Jose Bordalas, as it represents great importance for the team on the field or in the locker room, due to the great experience that Carvajal enjoys, which serves the coach, who continues his search for new elements to support his options.
