Singapore goalkeeper Sonny retired from the national team and indirectly "helped" the national football team advance
2024-08-19
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On August 18, Singapore men's football goalkeeper Sonny announced that he would retire from the national team.
"Since my first appearance for the national team in 2004, I have played for my country for 20 years and made 115 appearances. Now it is time to announce my retirement... I will continue to fully support the goalkeeper and the team and cheer for them," said Sonny.
Sonny is a familiar name to Chinese football fans. In June this year, in the second stage of the World Cup Asian qualifiers, the Singapore team lost to Thailand with a score of 1-3, resulting in Thailand's lack of goal difference and failure to advance to the next stage. The Chinese football team thus successfully entered the top 18 of the World Cup Asian qualifiers.
In that game, Sonny, as the goalkeeper, made 11 saves, becoming the hero of the Singapore team in withstanding the attack of the Thai team, and also indirectly "helped" the Chinese team to advance.
Born in 1984, Sonny is already a veteran. After the Chinese national football team advanced, many Chinese fans flocked to Sonny's social media to leave comments to express their gratitude. Some even found the payment code of the restaurant opened by Sonny and his family and transferred money to it remotely.
Later, Sonny publicly called on fans to support him rationally, stop transferring money, and said that he would donate all the money he received.
Not long after, Sonny also visited China. He was deeply impressed by Shanghai's urban landscape and the enthusiasm of the fans. "After arriving in Shanghai, fans shouted my name loudly in every place I went. This shocked me and made my trip to Shanghai even more heartwarming. I also want to say thank you to my friends. It is because of you that I have a reason to be here. I love you just as you love me."
The Paper reporter Qi Dong
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