As Heung-min Son dropped to his knees at Bilbao's San Mames Stadium following the final whistle of the UEFA Europa League final in May, the emotional mix between a celebratory scream and loud cry was a familiar sight.

“In the Korean community, for all of our differences, the one person everyone has an opinion on is Son Heung-min,” said Lee, a spokesperson for the Tigers Supporters Group, the LAFC fan group in Koreatown. “More than any president, more than any celebrity, everyone has a word of advice, everyone has a memory, everyone has a story with this guy.”