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Football community stages rally to protest abrupt recruitment halt at police club

Nov 2, 2018

South Korea's football community on Friday staged a rally near the presidential office in Seoul to protest the abrupt recruitment halt at a police football club. Nearly 300 football officials, coach...
Nat'l football team set to face challenges with absence of core players

Nov 2, 2018

The South Korean national football team and head coach Paulo Bento will be forced to deal with challenges on both sides of the ball in upcoming matches as his team will be playing without two core pl...
Korean football player banned for life from nat'l team over doctoring records

Nov 1, 2018

South Korean football player Jang Hyun-soo has been slapped with a life-time ban from the national team for doctoring his community service records. The Korea Football Association's sports fair play...
Tottenham's Son Heung-min ends scoring drought

Nov 1, 2018

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean attacker Son Heung-min has ended his scoring drought this season after netting two goals against West Ham United. Son grabbed a brace in Tottenham's 3-1 win over Wes...
S. Korea qualify for 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Oct 29, 2018

South Korea clinched a spot in the next edition of FIFA U-20 World Cup on Monday with a victory at the regional qualifying tournament. South Korea defeated Tajikistan 1-0 to reach the semifinals at ...
S. Korea not to call up core defender in Nov. football friendlies over doctoring records

Oct 28, 2018

South Korea's football governing body said Sunday it will not call up a core national team defender for friendly matches in November after he was found to have doctored his community service records....
Suwon coach determined to make 2nd leg comeback vs. Kashima in ACL semis

Oct 23, 2018

Suwon Samsung Bluewings head coach Seo Jung-won said Tuesday his side is determined to make a comeback in the second leg of its AFC Champions League semifinal match against Kashima Antlers. Suwon wi...
S. Korea files complaint over use of N. Korean anthem at youth football tournament

Oct 23, 2018

South Korea's football governing body said Tuesday it has filed a complaint against the Asian Football Confederation for playing the North Korean national anthem ahead of its national youth football ...
Korean football club looking for second leg comeback to reach

Oct 22, 2018

South Korean football club Suwon Samsung Bluewings will try to pull off a second leg comeback against Japan's Kashima Antlers this week to advance to the Asian Football Confederation Champions League...
$Messi to miss three weeks after fracturing right arm$

Messi to miss three weeks after fracturing right arm

Oct 21, 2018

BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) -- Lionel Messi is expected to be out for three weeks after fracturing his right arm during Barcelona's win over Sevilla on Saturday. Messi will now miss Barca's Champions Lea...
Football player receives financial reward for rejecting match-fixing offer

Oct 17, 2018

South Korea's pro football league said Wednesday it gave a financial reward to a football player who rejected a match-fixing offer. The K League Commissioner Kwon Oh-gap handed 70 million won ($62,2...
Vietnam's Korean football coach visits homeland for training

Oct 17, 2018

INCHEON -- Vietnam's South Korean football coach Park Hang-seo returned to his homeland on Wednesday with his players to train for a regional tournament. Park, who manages Vietnam's under-23 and sen...
Football head coach hints at lineup changes in friendly vs. Panama

Oct 15, 2018

CHEONAN, South Korea -- South Korea football coach Paulo Bento on Monday hinted at making lineup changes for an upcoming friendly match against Panama. South Korea, 55th in the latest FIFA rankings,...
Bento expects Korea to ascend to next level through friendly vs. Uruguay

Oct 11, 2018

PAJU, Gyeonggi Province -- South Korean men's national football team head coach Paulo Bento said Thursday he believes a friendly match against Uruguay can take his team to the next level. South Kore...
FIFA undertakes global initiative to grow the women's game

Oct 11, 2018

FIFA is rolling out a global strategy to grow the women's game in advance of next year's World Cup in France. Soccer's governing body has been ramping up its attention to the women's side of the spo...