The tweet was live for a matter of minutes
Tottenham Hotspur forward Heung-min Son has been criticised by fans for promoting NFTs on social media – less than 24 hours after joining Twitter.
The 29-year-old announced that he had joined Twitter – which has recently been purchased by billionaire Elon Musk – by tweeting a photo of himself, alongside the caption: “hi everyone this is the real me, excited to open my twitter!!”
hi everyone this is the real me, excited to open my twitter!!
안녕하세요, 손흥민입니다. 드디어 저의 공식 트위터를 오픈하게 되었습니다! 앞으로 이 곳에서 더 즐겁고 행복한 소식들로 팬 여러분들과 함께 할 수 있었으면 좋겠습니다:) 많이 기대해주세요 😉 pic.twitter.com/lDjulDI0ls
— Son Heung-min (@Sonny7) May 3, 2022
Son also used ‘Twitter Voice’ to express how excited he was to ‘talk to’ fans about football and his ‘hobbies’.
Now that @Sonny7 is on Twitter he has something he wants to tell you pic.twitter.com/zyk7iruUV3
— Sports (@Sports) May 3, 2022
However, just one day after joining the platform, the Spurs frontman came under intense scrutiny from his followers and other users after he tweeted about an ‘NFT Star fan pass’ – which is the Korean striker’s first NFT collection.
Son quote-tweeted the post from ‘The NFT Star’, tagging Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil star Neymar in his tweet, which also featured fire emojis.
Following the backlash to his tweeted, the Spurs man quickly deleted his post about his new venture and is yet to tweet anything else about it.
How did social media react?
After Son deleted his tweet, one user said: “Son came to Twitter to promote nft projects. Blocked”.
https://twitter.com/manlikeash09/status/1521884848746606592
A second person added: “Son deadass started a twitter just so he can launch his NFT collection tomorrow”.
Son deadass started a twitter just so he can launch his NFT collection tomorrow
— ALL SMILES (@vynzbrahreborn) May 4, 2022
Another user wrote: “Son deleted the nft tweet lets goooo”.
Son deleted the nft tweet lets goooo
— fungy (@ShedddPosting) May 4, 2022
A fourth added: “It took Son Heung-Min seven tweets to shill a NFT…”
It took Son Heung-Min seven tweets to shill a NFT…
— Ryan Keaney (@RyanKeaney) May 4, 2022
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- Premier League clubs ‘approve official NFT partnership’
- John Terry’s NFT collection plummets by 90 per cent in value
- Ben Stokes responds to fans’ criticism after NFT announcement
