The Korea Herald

S. Korea defeats Bahrain to open Asian Cup

Jan 11, 2011

SEOUL/DOHA -- Midfielder Koo Ja-cheol scored twice as South Korea edged Bahrain 2-1 Tuesday to open the Asian Cup football tournament on a winning note in Qatar. In Group C action at Al Gharafa Stad...
First step toward glory

Jan 9, 2011

National team opens Asian Cup campaign against Bahrain South Korea kicks off its Asian Cup campaign against Bahrain in the early hours of Tuesday morning (1:15 KST) local time. It will be a long ni...
Taeguk Warriors ready to end Asian Cup frustration

Jan 7, 2011

The fact that South Korea has failed to win the Asian Cup since 1960 is a source of puzzlement. The South Koreans, named the Taeguk Warriors after the emblem of their national flag, have by far the ...
S. Korean Chung Mong-joon fails to be re-elected as FIFA vice president

Jan 6, 2011

DOHA, Qatar (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Chung Mong-joon came up short in his bid for re-election as FIFA vice president for a fifth run. In a vote held here Thursday during the Asian Football Confeder...
Korea primed for deep Asian Cup run

Jan 5, 2011

Jeju United’s Koo Ja-cheol appears set to fill in for injured Park Chu-young National football team manger Cho Kwang-rae remains confident that Korea can win the Asian Cup title despite missing his ...
S. Korea defeats Al Jazira before Asian Cup

Jan 5, 2011

(Yonhap News) Midfielders Lee Chung-yong and Ki Sung-yueng scored a goal apiece as the South Korean men's football team blanked Al Jazira of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Football League 2-0 on Tue...
Chung out to retain FIFA seat

Jan 4, 2011

Asian confederation to re-elect delegates on Thursday FIFA vice president Chung Mong-joon arrived in Qatar on Tuesday to make a last pitch for his re-election campaign ahead of the Asian Football Co...
Young guns get ready for Cup

Jan 2, 2011

New Year’s brings new aspirations and hopes to the Korean national football team as young talent vies for the Asian Cup, starting Friday in Qatar. Manager Cho Kwang-rae named six players from the U2...
Man United close gap on Chelsea

Nov 21, 2010

LONDON (AP) ― Manchester United moved level on points with Chelsea at the top of the Premier League on Saturday when the defending champions lost 1-0 at Birmingham. While Patrice Evra and Javier Her...
Lee Dong-gook eyes spot in South Africa

Jan 1, 1970

Korea striker Lee Dong-gook is determined to play at this summer’s World Cup, despite a hamstring injury that he suffered during a match against Ecuador two weeks ago. The 31-year-old forward is thr...