The Korea Herald

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...
Fresh off season's 1st win, K League midfielder vows even more offense

May 20, 2020

Sangju Sangmu midfielder Moon Seon-min isn't one to mess around or try to get cute: When he is on the field for his K League 1 club, Moon is all about scoring goals, or helping his teammates get on t...
S. Korean football opener viewed by millions on social media

May 12, 2020

The opening match of the 2020 South Korean football season last week drew millions of viewers around the world on its social media platforms, the league office said Tuesday. The Korea Professional F...
Pro football kicks off in S. Korea after 2-month delay due to coronavirus pandemic

May 8, 2020

JEONJU -- It's been a long time coming, but professional football is finally here in South Korea. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors hosted Suwon Samsung Bluewings before some 42,000 empty seats at Jeonju World...
Italian season in limbo with new wave of positive coronavirus tests

May 8, 2020

ROME (AFP) -- The fate of the Serie A championship remained in limbo on Thursday after state scientists met with football bosses in a desperate effort to save the coronavirus-interrupted season threa...
Tottenham's Son Heung-min wraps up three-week military training with flying colors

May 8, 2020

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min completed a three-week military training program with the best performance among all trainees Friday, as he excelled in shooting skills and other a...
Clubs looking to hit the ground running at start of new football season

May 7, 2020

There's no time to mess around. The K League 1, South Korea's top pro football competition, will kick off its abbreviated 2020 season on Friday, with the three-time defending champions Jeonbuk Hyund...
S. Korean football season opener to be streamed live on YouTube, Twitter

May 6, 2020

The South Korean football league announced Wednesday it will stream its upcoming season-opening match live on YouTube and Twitter, complete with English-language commentary for international viewers....
Short and sweet: Shortened pro football season to kick off Friday, with champs chasing history

May 4, 2020

It's going to be a shorter-than-usual season in South Korean men's professional football this year. Fans of the beautiful game are hoping it will be sweeter too. In one of the growing signs that lif...
Ex-Premier Leaguers hoping to take K League by storm in 2020

May 4, 2020

Of the many new faces who have newly arrived or switched kits for the 2020 K League 1 season, former Premier League player Lee Chung-yong may just find himself under the brightest spotlight. For one...
Football league announces kickoff times for opening weekend

Apr 29, 2020

The South Korean football league announced kickoff times and matchups for the upcoming opening weekend on Wednesday. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) said the official season opener...
Nat'l football tournament to kick off May 9 after long delay

Apr 28, 2020

The national football governing body said Tuesday its signature tournament will kick off May 9. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the 2020 FA Cup will begin with the first round featuring 32...