Son Heung-min's prediction of 'MVP, Scoring King Sweep' Will It Really Be 'Great Season'

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Official MLS experts predicted that Son Heung-min (34, Los Angeles FC) will compete for the MVP position of the 2026 Major League Soccer (MLS) season.

On the 22nd (Korea Standard Time), the official MLS website revealed the new season's expectations of nine MLS Spanish experts, including commentators, reporters, reporters, and analysts.

Among the nine experts, Diego Valerie, reporter Michele Zanone, and Miguel Gallardo, game and studio analyst, named Son Heung-min as the MVP of the new season.

All six others weighed in on Lionel Messi's chances of winning three consecutive championships. Son Heung-min was the only player who was mentioned as MVP candidate in expert predictions.

In the expected vote for the top scorer, Son Heung-min received a total of three votes from Valerie analyst, Antonella González studio host, and Andres Aguya game analyst.

In addition to Messi, Mexico's national team German Wertherame (Inter Miami) and Dnie Vuanga (LAFC) received two votes each, and Son Heung-min was selected as the most likely candidate for the top scorer.

Among experts, Valerie was the MVP and top scorer candidate, and both voted for Son Heung-min.

Son Heung-min's LAFC was the favorite to win the MLS Cup (playoff) with only two votes, falling behind "defending champion" Inter Miami (6 votes). The remaining one vote was San Diego FC.

Inter Miami received four votes, LAFC received three votes, and Vancouver Whitecaps and Atlanta United received one vote each in the supporters' shield prediction, which will return to the most points team in the Eastern and Western conferences.

Meanwhile, in the opening match of the tournament held at the LA Memorial Coliseum on the 22nd, LAFC, with Son Heung-min's assist in the winning goal, beat Messi's Inter Miami 3-0 completely.

Son Heung-min built an assist in the 38th minute of the first half with a pass to David Martinez, who was digging into the penalty area. It is the point of attack for the second consecutive game of the season following one goal and three assists in the first round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup against Real Spain (Honduras).

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