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Tottenham's Son Heung-min scores, sets up winner to join exclusive club

Jul 13, 2020

Son Heung-min has reached yet another milestone in the Premier League. Son scored a goal and set up the winner in Tottenham Hotspur's 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London ...
Jeonbuk's lead at top shrinks after rare loss in K League

Jul 6, 2020

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors saw their lead at the top of the K League 1 table shrink to just one point over the weekend, following a combination of their rare loss and a victory by their biggest rival clu...
Pro football league pushes back July 10 target for return of fans

Jul 2, 2020

With a spike in local infections of the novel coronavirus, the South Korean football league will not be able to reopen its stadiums on July 10 as it had hoped, a league official said Thursday. The 2...
K League's Ulsan acquire veteran fullback Hong Chul

Jul 1, 2020

South Korean football title hopefuls Ulsan Hyundai FC announced Wednesday they've acquired veteran fullback Hong Chul. The K League 1 club signed the South Korean international from Suwon Samsung Bl...
Last-place football club scraps plans for reunion with cancer-stricken ex-coach

Jun 30, 2020

Incheon United, the last-place club in the top division South Korean football league, will not bring back their cancer-stricken former head coach Yoo Sang-chul after all. Team officials said Tuesday...
No changes at top and bottom of K League 1 table after wild weekend

Jun 29, 2020

When the dust settled after the weekend, there were no changes at the top and the bottom of the table in South Korean football. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors blanked Ulsan Hyundai FC 2-0 on Sunday in a bat...
S. Korean U-19 men's football team to open training camp next week

Jun 9, 2020

The South Korean men's under-19 football team will open training camp next week in preparation for an upcoming continental tournament, becoming the first national football squad to work out during th...
Brazilian striker voted K League's top player for May

Jun 8, 2020

Ulsan Hyundai FC's Brazilian forward Junior has been voted the top player for the month of May in South Korean football. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Monday that Junio...
K League inks deals for overseas promotion

Jun 8, 2020

Korea Professional Football League said it has signed a contract with two European platforms specializing in soccer content -- 433 and COPA90 -- to promote its sporting events abroad. Based in the N...
S. Korea's World Cup qualifier vs. N. Korea pushed to Nov.: source

Jun 5, 2020

A World Cup qualifying match between South Korea and North Korea that would have taken place this week has been moved to November, an industry source said Friday. According to the source, the Asian ...
4 clubs still searching for 1st win of K League season

Jun 4, 2020

Four matches into the 2020 K League 1 football season, four clubs are still looking for their first win. Daegu FC, Busan IPark, Incheon United and Gwangju FC occupy the last four places in the 12-te...
Women's national football coach pledges cooperation with domestic clubs

Jun 1, 2020

South Korea women's national football head coach Colin Bell said Monday he'll be working closely with coaches of domestic clubs, stressing the importance of building mutual trust through continued co...
Promoted clubs seeking first wins in top football league on weekend

May 28, 2020

When Gwangju FC and Busan IPark earned promotions to the top division in South Korean football for the 2020 season, this could not have been the kind of start they had envisioned. Gwangju have dropp...
Military football club set to welcome back injured young guns

May 27, 2020

Riding a two-match winning streak, military football club Sangju Sangmu will receive some welcome reinforcement this week in the form of their youngsters. After dropping the opening match, Sangju ha...
[Newsmaker] Korean football club get record fine over sex dolls in stands

May 21, 2020

South Korea's FC Seoul were fined a record 100 million won ($81,000) for using sex dolls to fill seats at a match held behind closed doors, with K-League officials saying the football club had "deepl...