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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Wages soar as club losses hit record
LONDON (AP) ― UEFA says losses across European soccer clubs are ballooning as player salaries soar, despite the economic crisis engulfing the continent.A report shows losses by top division clubs tripled over five years to a record $2.3 billion, and the cost of paying players leapt 40 percent to $11.2 billion.But in the 2011 financial year, UEFA found the total debt of the 654 clubs’ accounts analyzed dropped by around 10 percent to $10.5 billion. However, 62 percent of clubs breached at least o
Feb. 5, 2013
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Man City drops two more points in pursuit of United
LONDON (AP) ― Liverpool did Manchester United a big favor in the Premier League on Sunday, holding Manchester City to a 2-2 draw to leave the defending champions nine points behind their neighbors in the title race.Sergio Aguero’s 79th-minute goal gave City one point that will be of little comfort to manager Roberto Mancini, whose team has dropped four points in six days and is struggling to keep pace with United.“Seven or nine points doesn’t change (anything),” Mancini said. “I think we can rec
Feb. 4, 2013
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Messi gives Barcelona 1-1 draw at Valencia
Lionel Messi extended his record streak by scoring in his 12th consecutive Spanish league game to give leader Barcelona a 1-1 draw at Valencia on Sunday, while Atletico Madrid remained perfect at home through 20 games in all competitions.Midfielder Ever Banega struck first for Valencia in the 33rd, only for Messi to level for the visitors from the penalty spot six minutes later.Former Valencia star David Villa had Barcelona's best chance late but failed to finish on the break before goalkeeper V
Feb. 4, 2013
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Feeling the pain
LONDON (AP) ― Chelsea’s week went from bad to worse on Saturday in a loss to Newcastle and Manchester United took a 10-point lead in the title race by beating Fulham.Moussa Sissoko, one of four Newcastle signings from France in the January transfer window, scored twice in his home debut to give Newcastle a 3-2 victory over Chelsea.As Newcastle moved further out of the relegation zone, Chelsea missed a chance to close the gap on second-place Manchester City, which trails its crosstown rival by 10
Feb. 3, 2013
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Beckham joins Paris-Saint Germain
PARIS (AP) ― David Beckham pledged to donate his salary to a children’s charity Thursday after signing a five-month contract with Paris-Saint Germain, the latest stop on his globe-trotting career.The 37-year-old former England captain joined PSG after turning down several other offers and pledging to effectively play for free. No financial details were given as to how much Beckham’s salary would be or the name of the charity. The decision was taken early Thursday morning.“It’s something we (deci
Feb. 1, 2013
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Beckham set for Paris Saint-Germain move: reports
Former England captain David Beckham was set to join French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Thursday, both the BBC and Sky Sports News reported.The 37-year-old midfielder has been without a club since ending a five-and-half-year spell in the United States last month after winning a second MLS Cup with the Los Angeles Galaxy.Beckham was reportedly in line to be unveiled by PSG later Thursday and the club announced a 5:00 pm local (1600 GMT) news conference at their Parc des Princes ground with
Jan. 31, 2013
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Barca, Real draw in Copa semis
MADRID (AP) ― Raphael Varane scored in the 81st minute, giving Real Madrid a 1-1 tie against Barcelona on Wednesday night in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal.With Barcelona enjoying the majority of the possession, Cesc Fabregas put the defending champion ahead in the 50th minute off a pass from Lionel Messi, who intercepted a clearance. Messi’s streak of scoring in 16 straight starts ended.Varane’s goal was his first since Dec. 20, 2011.“It’s like a dream come true, incredible to sc
Jan. 31, 2013
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City ties at last-place QPR
LONDON (AP) ― Manchester City missed a chance to put pressure on Premier League leader Manchester United, tying 0-0 Tuesday night at last-place Queens Park Rangers.Manchester United (18-3-2) can open a seven-point lead over City (15-2-7) with a win over Southampton on Wednesday.“We are disappointed for this result,” City manager Roberto Mancini said. “We had our chances to win, and we dominated the game, but QPR defended very well, got players behind the ball. We lost two points, for sure.”QPR (
Jan. 30, 2013
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Ferguson charged by FA
LONDON (AFP) ― The Football Association on Tuesday charged Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson after he criticized the performance of an assistant referee in a game at Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month.“The FA has today charged Sir Alex Ferguson in relation to post-match media comments made following Manchester United’s game at Tottenham Hotspur on Jan. 20” said an FA statement.“It is alleged the Manchester United manager breached FA Rule E3 in that he implied that the match official was
Jan. 30, 2013
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South Korea defender Yun Suk-young joins QPR
Queens Park Rangers has signed South Korea defender Yun Suk-young from K-League side Chunnam Dragons.The 22-year-old Yun has signed a 3.5-year deal with the Premier League's bottom club.The left back, who won a bronze medal at the London Olympics, has been granted a British work permit and will be eligible to play when he obtains a visa.(AP)
Jan. 30, 2013
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Chung elected to lead KFA
Chung Mong-gyu, a business executive and a former head of South Korea’s top professional football league, was elected Monday to lead the nation’s football governing body.Chung, a CEO of the construction firm Hyundai Development Co. who once headed the K League, beat out three rivals to become the new chairman of the Korea Football Association. Chung’s term will be for four years.In the second round of voting, Chung garnered 15 votes from 24 KFA delegates ― 16 heads of municipal and provincial f
Jan. 28, 2013
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Messi passes 200 goals in La Liga
BARCELONA (AP) ― Lionel Messi scored four goals to become the youngest player to pass the 200-mark in the Spanish league and set a La Liga record with goals in 11 consecutive games, leading Barcelona to a 5-1 rout of Osasuna on Sunday night.With his 22nd hat trick for Barcelona and fifth game of four goals or more, Messi increased his La Liga total to 202 goals in 235 games. The 25-year-old became the eighth player to reach 200, joining Telmo Zarra (251), Hugo Sanchez (234), Raul Gonzalez (228),
Jan. 28, 2013
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Non-league Luton beats EPL’s Norwich in FA Cup
LONDON (AP) ― Fifth-tier Luton became the first non-league club in 24 years to beat top-level opponent in the FA Cup, defeating Norwich 1-0 in the fourth round Saturday on Scott Rendell’s goal in the 80th minute.Luton, which played in the second tier as recently as 2006-07, is 85 places below Norwich in the English soccer pyramid. There had not been such an upset in the FA Cup since Sutton beat Coventry 2-1 in the third round in 1989. Not since 1949 has a non-league team managed to overcome a to
Jan. 27, 2013
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Yun Suk-young hopes to find success in EPL
Yun Suk-young, the South Korean footballer about to join the Queens Park Rangers in the English Premier League, said he hopes to establish himself as a successful defender in England.Yun arrived at Heathrow Airport Thursday night from Bangkok, Thailand, where he’d been training with his South Korean club, the Chunnam Dragons, in the first-division K League Classic. The Dragons had said Yun would fly to London to undergo medical tests before signing his contract with QPR.The deal would make Yun t
Jan. 25, 2013
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Swansea silences Chelsea to reach League Cup final
Chelsea star Eden Hazard was ejected from the English League Cup semifinal on Wednesday night for kicking a ball boy in the ribs while attempting to retrieve the ball after it rolled off the field.With Chelsea needing two goals at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium to force overtime in the two-game series, the ball bounced off an advertising board behind the goal line in the 79th minute.A 17-year-old ball boy in a Swansea sweatsuit slowly walked over to pick it up.Hazard ran up to reclaim the ball and th
Jan. 24, 2013
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Yun Suk-young set to join QPR
Defender Yun Suk-young is set to join the Queens Park Rangers in the English Premier League, the player’s South Korean club announced Thursday.The Chunnam Dragons of the first-division K League Classic said in a press release that Yun will leave the team’s training camp in Bangkok, Thailand, to undergo medical tests before signing with the London-based club. Should he pass those tests, Yun will become the 11th South Korean player to don a Premier League uniform. He will also join South Korean ve
Jan. 24, 2013
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4th-tier Bradford ousts Villa
LONDON (AP) ― Bradford triumphed over the Premier League millionaires of Aston Villa to become the first fourth-tier club to reach an English final in 51 years.With a roster assembled for about 7,500 pounds ($12,000), Bradford lost the second leg of its semifinal 2-1 at Villa on Tuesday night but advanced on 4-3 aggregate in the total-goals series.Bradford will play Chelsea or Swansea in the final on Feb. 24 at Wembley; Swansea leads Chelsea 2-0 heading into Wednesday’s second leg.“It’s dreamlan
Jan. 23, 2013
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Croatia recalls stars for Korea match
Croatia has recalled most of its star players for an upcoming friendly against South Korea.The Croatia Football Federation on Tuesday unveiled the 26-man provisional roster that included Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, Bayern Munich forward Mario Mandzukic and Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Niko Kranjcar.The match is scheduled for Feb. 6 at Craven Cottage in London, home of the English Premier League club Fulham FC. Croatia has also named a current Fulham player, forward Mladen Petric.Croatia is ran
Jan. 22, 2013
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Everton fan guilty of ...racially abusing Park Ji-sung
LONDON (AP) ― An Everton fan has been found guilty of racially abusing two Premier League footballers.William Blything hurled the abuse at Queens Park Rangers captain Park Ji-sung of South Korea and Everton’s Nigerian forward Victor Anichebe as the teams drew 1-1 at Loftus Road on Oct. 21.He was reported to police by another Everton fan.The 42-year-old Blything, who was at the game with his wife, two children and grandson, was found guilty at West London Magistrates’ Court on Monday.One witness
Jan. 22, 2013
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Koo helps Augsburg roll
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ― Nuremberg came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at home against Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga on Sunday, while Sascha Moelders scored two gifted goals to help Augsburg win 3-2 at Fortuna Duesseldorf.Hamburg forward Son Heung-min wasted two late chances to secure a victory, while Duesseldorf was denied a goal in injury time that would have leveled the match.Koreans also played a big part in Augsburg’s win. Moelders notched the first in the 40th when defender Juanan tried
Jan. 21, 2013