The Korea Herald

S. Korea seeking redemption as World Cup qualifying campaign resumes

Jun 3, 2021

After a pandemic-induced hiatus of more than a year, South Korea will resume their bid for a 10th consecutive FIFA World Cup appearance on the weekend on home soil. The boys in red will also try to ...
Military exemption not on player's mind ahead of potential Olympic opportunity

Jun 2, 2021

South Korean midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon is training with the senior national team this week in preparation for World Cup qualifying matches later this month, but he could be forgiven for thinking ins...
Speedsters on Olympic football team embracing roster competition

Jun 2, 2021

Lee Dong-jun and Um Won-sang, both participating in the South Korean men's Olympic team training camp, bring much of the same qualities to the table. As two of the fastest players on the 28-man roste...
Struggling Jeonbuk keep sliding down K League tables

May 31, 2021

Could this spell the end of the greatest dynasty in South Korean football? Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, four-time defending K League 1 champions, have tumbled down from first to fourth in the tables over...
Crafty midfielder rejoins K League club after European stint

May 26, 2021

After more than four years away, South Korean international midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon is rejoining his old club. Suwon Samsung Bluewings of the K League 1 announced Wednesday they've reacquired the...
Son Heung-min, rising stars to represent S. Korea at World Cup qualifiers

May 24, 2021

Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min and a group of youngsters will look to take South Korea to the next phase in the ongoing qualifying campaign for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Son was one of 28 playe...
Tottenham's Son Heung-min ends 6th Premier League season with career-best 17 goals

May 24, 2021

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min has wrapped up his most successful Premier League campaign to date. Son got the start and was taken out during second-half injury time, as Tottenh...
S. Korea to face Ghana in Olympic men's football tuneups

May 21, 2021

The South Korean men's Olympic football team will host Ghana twice next month for tuneup matches ahead of the Tokyo Summer Games. The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced Friday the two countr...
[Newsmaker] Football star Ki Sung-yueng grilled over suspected land speculation case

May 3, 2021

Football star Ki Sung-yueng has been summoned by police and questioned on charges of illegally buying and using farmland in the southwestern city Gwangju, police said Monday. Ki, the captain of FC S...
Tottenham's Son Heung-min ties career high with 21st goal of season

May 3, 2021

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min has tied his European single-season career high with 21 goals. In a Premier League match against Sheffield United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday (...
FC Seoul defender Hwang Hyun-soo diagnosed with COVID-19

May 3, 2021

FC Seoul defender Hwang Hyun-soo has been diagnosed with COVID-19, the K League 1 club said Monday. The 26-year-old was given a positive coronavirus test result Sunday afternoon after an acquaintanc...
Son Heung-min's career-high 15th goal results in Tottenham's 2-1 victory over Southampton

Apr 22, 2021

Tottenham Hotspur's striker Son Heung-min has scored his career-high 15th goal in a Premier League season In a Premier League match against Southampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Wedn...
Spurs to take action after Korean star Son racially abused

Apr 12, 2021

Tottenham Hotspur are to take action after Korean star Son Heung-min was subjected to "abhorrent racist abuse" on social media following Sunday's 3-1 defeat by Manchester United. Son is the second S...
Tottenham's Son Heung-min ties Premier League career high with 14th goal of season

Apr 12, 2021

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min has equaled his career high for goals in a Premier League season. The South Korean star netted his 14th goal of the campaign in a3-1 loss to Manchester United at To...
K League contenders looking to create two-horse race for 3rd straight year

Apr 9, 2021

They've dominated South Korean club football for the past two years. And Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, the K League 1 champions in both seasons, and Ulsan Hyundai FC, runners-up both times, are trying to t...