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Korea to host regional football tournament in 2019

South Korea will host a regional football tournament in 2019 that features both men's and women's national football teams, an official from the national football governing body said Tuesday. The Eas...

Dec 19, 2017
Soccer
Korean top pro football scorer poised for transfer to Chinese club Tianjin

Reigning South Korean pro football league scoring champion Johnathan Aparecido da Silva is set to move to Chinese side Tianjin Teda, an official from his current club said Monday. A Suwon Samsung Bl...

Dec 18, 2017
Soccer
Ex-Dortmund left back joins Korean club Ulsan

South Korean football club Ulsan Hyundai FC said Monday they've signed former Borussia Dortmund left back Park Joo-ho. The K League Classic club said they've agreed to terms with Park, although his ...

Dec 18, 2017
Soccer
N. Korean footballer hopes to play in S. Korea in future

TOKYO -- Japan-born North Korean footballer Ri Yong-jik said Saturday he hopes to play in South Korea in the future. Ri, 26, played for North Korea at the East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football...

Dec 17, 2017
Soccer
Despite regional title, men's football coach says S. Korea need to improve

South Korea men's football coach Shin Tae-yong said Saturday his team still needs to improve for the 2018 FIFA World Cup even after claiming a regional title in Tokyo. South Korea became the first m...

Dec 17, 2017
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S. Korea football coach vows to beat Japan, defend regional title

South Korea football coach Shin Tae-yong said Friday that his side are ready to defeat Japan and defend their regional title. South Korea will wrap up the East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football...

Dec 15, 2017
Soccer
Tottenham's Son Heung-min extends scoring streak to 4 games

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean attacker Son Heung-min has extended his goal scoring streak to four games. Son scored the second goal in the Spurs' 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion in their Engl...

Dec 14, 2017
Soccer
S. Korea football coach says tactical change key to victory vs. N. Korea

South Korea men's football coach Shin Tae-yong said Tuesday using a back three system was key to his side's victory over North Korea at a regional tournament. Shin's side won the inter-Korean footba...

Dec 12, 2017
Soccer
South defeats North 1-0 in inter-Korean men's football match in Japan

South Korea defeated North Korea 1-0 in a men's inter-Korean football match here on Tuesday. North Korean defender Ri Yong-chol committed an own goal in the second half as South Korea collected thei...

Dec 12, 2017
Soccer
Korea confirm St. Petersburg as 2018 World Cup base camp

TOKYO -- South Korea on Tuesday confirmed St. Petersburg as their base camp for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The Korea Football Association announced that South Korea's training base will be i...

Dec 12, 2017
Soccer
Tottenham's Son Heung-min named top Korean athlete of 2017 in poll

Tottenham Hotspur's attacker Son Heung-min has been named the top South Korean athlete of 2017 in a national survey. Gallup Korea said Tuesday that Son won the support of 38.1 percent of respondents...

Dec 12, 2017
Soccer
Women's football fans from both Koreas make noise in rare showdown in Japan

CHIBA, Japan -- South Korean and North Korean female football players were not the only ones to go toe-to-toe at a regional tournament here on Monday, as supporters from both sides also engaged in so...

Dec 11, 2017
Soccer
S. Korean women lose 3-2 to Japan in regional football tournament opener

CHIBA, Japan -- The South Korea women's national football team lost 3-2 to Japan at a regional tournament here Friday. South Korea conceded the winner to Mana Iwabuchi late in the second half in the...

Dec 8, 2017
Soccer
N. Korea women's football coach: We're not playing for money

CHIBA, Japan -- North Korea women's national football head coach Kim Kwang-min said Friday his players are not competing for money at a regional tournament that kicked off earlier in the day in Japan...

Dec 8, 2017
Soccer
Park Ji-sung vows to develop S. Korea's youth football with European experience

SUWON, South Korea -- South Korean football icon Park Ji-sung said Friday that he will devote himself to his new job as the chief of the country's youth football program with his European experience....

Dec 8, 2017
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