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S. Korea to be without Europe-based youngsters for Olympic football qualifiers

Dec 30, 2019

South Korea will not have the services of a pair of Europe-based players for the upcoming Olympic men's football qualifying tournament. The Korea Football Association announced Monday that Valencia ...
Ex-South Korea coach Shin to take over struggling Indonesia

Dec 27, 2019

JAKARTA (AFP) -- Former South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong has been tapped to take over Indonesia's struggling national team, the country's football association said on Friday. Shin, who led South Kore...
N. Korea to skip women's Olympic football qualifying tournament in S. Korea: source

Dec 25, 2019

North Korea will not compete in an Olympic women's football qualifying tournament scheduled for next February in South Korea, a source told Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. According to the source, ...
Tottenham fail with appeal against Son red card

Dec 25, 2019

LONDON (AFP) -- Tottenham Hotspur have failed with their appeal against Son Heung-min's red card, the Football Association announced Tuesday. The South Korean winger saw red in the second half of Sp...
Rudiger racism row takes new twist amid reports of Son abuse

Dec 24, 2019

LONDON (AFP) -- The latest racism row engulfing English football took a fresh turn Monday amid reports Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min as well as Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger had been abused by specta...
Son Heung-min named top S. Korean player for record 4th time

Dec 20, 2019

South Korean men's national football captain Son Heung-min has been named the country's best player of the year for a record fourth time. The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced on Thursday t...
Son Heung-min named top S. Korean player for record 4th time

Dec 19, 2019

South Korean men‘s national football captain Son Heung-min has been named the country’s best player of the year for a record fourth time. The Korea Football Association announced on Thursday that So...
Barcelona, Real draw as Clasico marred by violence

Dec 19, 2019

BARCELONA (AFP) -- Barcelona and Real Madrid could not be separated on Wednesday in a Clasico that was overshadowed by violent clashes between Catalan independence protestors and police outside Camp ...
S. Korea finish second to Japan at E. Asian women's football tournament

Dec 17, 2019

Hosts South Korea finished in second place at a women's East Asian football tournament on Tuesday following a 1-0 loss to Japan. Yuka Momiki converted an 88th-minute penalty, awarded after defender ...
Son Heung-min named Tottenham's MVP for 2019 by football research group

Dec 17, 2019

Accolades keep flowing for Son Heung-min. The South Korean football star was named MVP of Tottenham Hotspur for the calendar year 2019 on Monday by the CIES Football Observatory, a research group wi...
Son Heung-min named top S. Korean athlete in 3rd straight annual poll

Dec 12, 2019

Tottenham Hotspur's attacking ace Son Heung-min has topped the survey of South Korea's best athletes for the third straight year. Gallup Korea announced the findings of its annual survey on athletes...
S. Korea beat Hong Kong 2-0 to start men's E. Asian football tournament

Dec 12, 2019

BUSAN -- Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Hwang In-beom scored a free kick as South Korea squeezed past Hong Kong 2-0 to open an East Asian men's football tournament at home on Wednesday. FC Tokyo mid...
S. Korea draw 0-0 with China in Bell's coaching debut at East Asian women's football tourney

Dec 10, 2019

South Korea played China to a scoreless draw to open an East Asian women's football tournament at home on Tuesday, unable to deliver a win in Englishman Colin Bell's coaching debut with the Taeguk La...
'Son-aldo!': Mourinho salutes South Korean's wonder-goal

Dec 8, 2019

LONDON (AFP) -- Jose Mourinho hailed Son Heung-min's wonder-strike in Tottenham's 5-0 thrashing of Burnley as the best goal he has seen since an equally stunning effort from Brazilian legend Ronaldo....
Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or for sixth time

Dec 3, 2019

PARIS (AFP) -- Lionel Messi won a record sixth men's Ballon d'Or award at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, beating Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk to take the honours. Now aged 32, it is Messi's fi...