The Korea Herald

Top dogs, cellar dweller all victorious in K League

Aug 24, 2020

After playing their first 15 matches of the season without a victory, Incheon United have now won two consecutive matches. Just like that, their hopes of avoiding relegation from the top division K ...
Korean football league adjusts fixtures ahead of Asian club tournament

Aug 11, 2020

The top South Korean football league announced changes to its fixtures on Tuesday, a move designed to accommodate teams playing at a continental tournament in October. The six K League 1 matches set...
Every player in S. Korean football league to be tested for coronavirus

Aug 4, 2020

The South Korean football league said Tuesday it will conduct a second round of coronavirus tests on all players and coaches on its 22 teams across two divisions by next week as part of precautionary...
Football clubs set to welcome fans for 1st time this season

Jul 31, 2020

After months of waiting, South Korean football clubs will finally be playing in front of their supporters this weekend. Three matches on Saturday and three more matches on Sunday in the K League 1 w...
Coach for struggling football club resigns

Jul 30, 2020

Choi Yong-soo, head coach of the struggling football club FC Seoul, stepped down Thursday. The K League 1 club made the announcement less than 24 hours after FC Seoul were knocked out of the quarter...
Son Heung-min finishes Premier League season with career high in offensive points

Jul 27, 2020

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min has finished his roller coaster of a season with a new career high in attacking points, though he failed to add to the tally in the Premier League ...
Ki Sung-yueng looks forward to fresh start in return to K League's FC Seoul

Jul 22, 2020

Ki Sung-yueng has come home again. And he believes he can regain the form that made him one of the top midfielders to come out of South Korea. Ki was reintroduced as the member of FC Seoul in the K ...
No upsets as big league clubs advance in nat'l football tournament

Jul 16, 2020

When the dust settled following eight knockout matches at the nation's largest football tournament, there were no upsets. Top-flight clubs that took on lower-tier opponents all advanced to the quart...
Tottenham's Son Heung-min scores in 2nd straight match

Jul 16, 2020

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min has scored in his second straight match. Son opened the scoring against Newcastle United in the Spurs' 3-1 victory in Premier League action at St....
Ulsan return to top of K League, keep focus on bigger fish to fry

Jul 13, 2020

The view from the top is always nice, but Ulsan Hyundai FC understand there is still a lot of football left this season. Ulsan returned to first place in the K League 1 table following a 3-1 victory...
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...