Fans joke peacekeeper Son Heung-min should be given the Nobel Peace Prize after the Tottenham star broke up an argument between two OPPONENTS during South Korea’s win over Chile

Fans were amused to see Tottenham star Son Heung-min break up an argument between two opposition players during South Korea’s 2-0 victory over Chile in Daejeon.

Captain Son, who later scored South Korea’s second goal in injury time, showed his professionalism and leadership when Chilean defenders Paulo Diaz and Benjamin Kuscevic started to quarrel with one another.

After some aggressive shouting between the two, Diaz and Kuscevic met on the halfway line to barge into each other. 

Chile defenders Paulo Diaz and Benjamin Kuscevic barged into each other during an argument

Son Heung-min quickly played the role of peacekeeper and pushed the Chileans off each other

The 29-year-old continued to separate the pair before their Chile team-mates intervened

He is also the captain of Chile😂 pic.twitter.com/v15KpnpQRC

— Hun (@Hun43490489)

But Son intervened before tempers could rise by immediately pushing Diaz towards his original position and holding Kuscevic back with his arm.

The moment sparked a positive reaction on social media, with some joking Son, 29, should be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Another remarked that former Newcastle team-mates Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer, who were each infamously shown red cards for scrapping with one another against Aston Villa in 2005, could well have been rescued by Son were he playing in those days.

Son has fast become one of the world’s most-loved footballers thanks to his nice guy persona 

Discipline was clearly an issue for Chile during the friendly, as the away side were reduced to 10 men shortly after half-time, following Alex Ibacache’s sending-off.

The South Korea international enjoyed a career season in North London last campaign, winning the Premier League Golden Boot with 23 goals and firing Spurs back into the Champions League in the final week of the season.

Son has become a legend in his country after making over 100 senior appearances for South Korea and scoring 32 goals.

Newcastle team-mates Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer both saw red after a tense brawl in 2005

The winger won his first ever Premier League Golden Boot last season, scoring 23 for Spurs

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