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Son Heung-min wins FIFA's best goal award

Dec 18, 2020

South Korean Premier League star Son Heung-min has won a FIFA award for the best goal of the year, the world's football governing body said Friday. He became the second Asian player and the first in...
Son Heung-min named top S. Korean player for fifth time

Dec 15, 2020

South Korean forward Son Heung-min was named the country's best football player of the year for a record fifth time, the sport's governing body said Tuesday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) ann...
2 K League clubs avoid each other in AFC Champions League quarterfinals

Dec 8, 2020

Two South Korean football teams left standing at Asia's top club competition have avoided facing each other in the quarterfinals. The draw for the final eight at the Asian Football Confederation Cha...
K League champions Jeonbuk part ways with coach Morais

Dec 6, 2020

All good things must come to an end, even a memorable two-year coaching run for Jose Morais with the K League champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Jeonbuk announced Sunday they have parted ways with th...
Son Heung-min scores, helps Tottenham reach Europa League knockouts

Dec 4, 2020

Tottenham Hotspur's Korean star Son Heung-min has found the back of the net for the 12th time this season while helping his club reach the knockout stage in a continental club tournament. Son scored...
S. Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu to pursue 3rd term

Dec 1, 2020

The current South Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu will seek his third term at the helm. An official with the Korea Football Association (KFA) said Tuesday that Chung, its current president, sub...
N. Korean int'l footballer wins MVP award in S. Korean league

Nov 30, 2020

Suwon FC forward An Byong-jun was named the MVP of the K League 2 on Monday, becoming the first player of North Korean descent to nab the individual award in South Korean football. An scored 21 of S...
Suwon FC earn promotion to K League 1 with last-gasp penalty

Nov 29, 2020

Suwon FC earned a promotion back to the top competition in South Korean football on Sunday, thanks to a last-second penalty that punctuated a dramatic finish. Suwon FC played Gyeongnam FC to a 1-1 d...
[Newsmaker] Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60

Nov 26, 2020

In retirement, Maradona frequented Boca matches as a raucous one-man cheering section and took part in worldwide charity, sporting and exhibition events. But the already stocky forward quickly gained...
Gyeongnam FC advance to final K-League promotion playoff

Nov 25, 2020

Gyeongnam FC advanced to South Korean football‘s final promotion playoff with a 1-1 draw against rivals Daejeon Hana Citizen on Wednesday. Ko Kyung-min scored a 70th minute equalizer for Gyeongnam, ...
One additional nat'l football team staffer tests positive for COVID-19

Nov 24, 2020

The South Korean men's national football team reported an additional positive coronavirus test from a staff member Tuesday, while a goalkeeper who was previously infected has since tested negative. ...
Son Heung-min takes over Premier League scoring lead with goal vs. Man City

Nov 22, 2020

Back from international duty marred by coronavirus infections for his teammates, Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min has claimed the sole possession of the Premier League scoring lead. Son netted a...
[News Focus] Euro 2020, with 12 joint hosts, draws attention amid pandemic

Nov 19, 2020

18 participants, involving 8 hosts, outstrip Olympiad host Japan in COVID-19 cases
COVID-19-marred European trip leaves tactical question marks for nat'l football team

Nov 18, 2020

With one key player after another suffering injury and illness, South Korea's trip to Austria for men's football friendly matches seemed doomed before it began. The team's worst nightmares materiali...
4 players, 1 staffer on S. Korean nat'l football team test positive for COVID-19

Nov 14, 2020

Four players and one staff member on the South Korean men’s national football team have tested positive for the novel coronavirus while in Austria to play friendly matches. The Korea Football Associ...