T1 had a photo shoot with the world’s top soccer stars in Seoul, Korea.
T1 and Spurs exchanged shirts and took souvenir photos together
With the rapid development, the demarcation line between e-sports and esports is almost gone. That’s why we see more and more collaborations between two seemingly unrelated disciplines.
The most obvious example is recently, the pre-season tour organizer of Tottenham Hotspur football club invited T1 to a press conference to warm up the atmosphere. Here, the brightest star of Spurs, Son Heung-min, had a face-to-face meeting with the greatest player in League of Legends history playing for T1, Faker.
Son, a Korean football star, has scored 23 goals in the English Premier League season 2021/2022 and together with Mohamed Salah share the Golden Boot title. Son is also the first Asian player to do this to affirm his level and level in the toughest and most attractive football tournament on the planet. As for Faker, the player born in 1996 has won three world championships, won 10 domestic titles and countless other big and small victories. Faker can be considered as the face of both Korean League of Legends and esports in general.
T1 received a Spurs jersey bearing Son’s brand number 7
T1 members take a selfie with Son at the event
In addition, T1 also took souvenir photos with other Spurs stars such as captain Hugo Lloris, striker Harry Kane, 2018 World Cup runner-up Ivan Perisic,…
Son was once exempted from performing two-year mandatory military service in Korea due to helping this national football team win the 2018 ASIAD Gold Medal. Many T1 fans are also expecting Faker to soon follow in Son’s footsteps. bring glory to the country in League of Legends. Unfortunately, ASIAD Hangzhou 2022 has been postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the epidemic.
This is not the first time Faker and Son have met in real life. In 2020, the duo also accepted an invitation to play Xbox Game Pass ads in Korea. Son personally was also a PUBG partner last year.
Son’s parent club will start friendly matches from today (July 13) with opponents including K.League stars, Sevilla, Rangers and AS Roma in Seoul. As for T1, they will have the next two matches against Hanwha Life Esports and DRX in the group stage of the LCK Summer 2022.
