Yahoo Finance Son Heung-min's rampageous goal caused Jose Mourinho to reveal a funny new nickname (video)
First of all, if you haven’t seen Son Heung-min’s march from his own end to Burnley’s goal in Tottenham’s 5-0 shellacking on Saturday, fix that now:
That audacious, fantastic candidate for goal of the season was met with suitable praise across social media — and from Spurs manager Jose Mourinho.
In his postgame media conference, Mourinho admitted his own son has a nickname for Son:
“Even before (this goal), my son calls him ‘Sonaldo.’ ‘Sonaldo Nazário.’ And today he was Sonaldo Nazário.”
Mourinho’s referring to the Brazilian Ronaldo, a physically gifted legend who won two World Cups and terrified defenses for well over a decade.
Here’s the Associated Press video of Mourinho’s comments:
VIDEO: After Son Heung-min's wonder solo goal, Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho praises the South Korean star: "My son calls him Sonaldo."https://t.co/8dNScx2Z9e pic.twitter.com/svDfmB3Bfl
— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) December 7, 2019
It’s been quite a week for Ronaldo, whom Zlatan Ibrahimovic said was better than Cristiano Ronaldo a few days ago.
It’s been quite a start for Mourinho’s Spurs, too, who have now won four of five matches since he took charge.
More from Yahoo Sports:
