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Messi and Rapinoe expected to take Ballon d'Or honours

Dec 2, 2019

PARIS (AFP) -- Lionel Messi and USA women's World Cup superstar Megan Rapinoe are tipped to leave Paris later on Monday with the 2019 Ballon d'Or awards. It would be an enormous shock if Rapinoe did...
Hometown of popular football coach Park Hang-seo pushes to create Vietnam-style village

Nov 30, 2019

SANCHEONG, South Korea -- Sancheong County in southeastern South Korea, which has gained fame as the hometown of Park Hang-seo, the popular South Korean head coach of Vietnam‘s national football team...
Football legend Cha receives German order of merit

Nov 22, 2019

South Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun received the Federal Cross of Merit from the German government Friday for his contribution to the relationship between the two countries. German Ambassador t...
Tottenham Hotspur appoint Jose Mourinho as manager

Nov 20, 2019

LONDON (AFP) -- Tottenham Hotspur have appointed Jose Mourinho as their new head coach after sacking Mauricio Pochettino, the club said on Wednesday. The former Chelsea and Manchester United manager...
S. Korea schooled by Brazil in football friendly loss

Nov 20, 2019

ABU DHABI -- South Korea played a supporting role in an entertaining football show put on by Brazil in their men's football friendly match in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, while getting a closer look at the ...
S. Korean football attackers hold themselves accountable for 2nd straight 0-0 draw

Nov 15, 2019

BEIRUT -- South Korean attacking aces Son Heung-min and Hwang Ui-jo took the blame for their team's second straight scoreless draw in the World Cup qualifying campaign on Thursday. "We had a brief, ...
S. Korea looking to end World Cup qualifying for 2019 on winning note vs. Lebanon

Nov 13, 2019

ABU DHABI -- South Korea will try to close out their World Cup qualifying campaign for 2019 with an away win against pesky opponents. Coached by Paulo Bento, South Korea will visit Lebanon in Beirut...
S. Korea fall to Mexico in quarterfinals at FIFA U-17 World Cup

Nov 11, 2019

South Korea's surprising run at the FIFA U-17 World Cup has ended after the second knockout match. South Korea lost to Mexico 1-0 in the quarterfinals at Estadio Kleber Andrade in Vitoria on Sunday ...
S. Korean coach Park Hang-seo signs extension with Vietnamese soccer

Nov 7, 2019

South Korean coach Park Hang-seo has signed a lucrative extension with the Vietnamese men's national football team. Park signed his new contract at a press conference with the Vietnam Football Feder...
S. Korean coach Park Hang-seo signs extension with Vietnamese football

Nov 7, 2019

South Korean coach Park Hang-seo has signed a lucrative extension with the Vietnamese men's national football team. Park signed his new contract at a press conference with the Vietnam Football Feder...
[Newsmaker] Tottenham's Son Heung-min becomes all-time S. Korean scoring leader in Europe

Nov 7, 2019

Son Heung-min now stands alone at the top of the South Korean scoring list in European club football history. Son was playing with a heavy heart, after his hard tackle on Everton's Andre Gomes led t...
S. Korea fall to N. Korea in women‘s youth football tournament

Nov 6, 2019

North Korea beat South Korea 3-1 to reach the championship final of a regional women‘s football tournament in Thailand on Wednesday. Kim Kyoung-yong scored twice and Pak Il-gyong added another, a...
S. Korea reach quarterfinals at FIFA U-17 World Cup

Nov 6, 2019

South Korea have advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time in 10 years. Forward Choi Min-seo netted the lone goal as South Korea defeated Angola 1-0 in the round of...
S. Korean coach Park Hang-seo signs extension with Vietnamese nat'l football team

Nov 5, 2019

Park Hang-seo, South Korean coach for the Vietnamese men's national football team, has signed a lucrative extension to stay with the upstart program, Park's agency said Tuesday. DJ Management said f...
S. Korea nat'l football coach looking to help inconsolable Son Heung-min after injury-causing foul

Nov 4, 2019

That Son Heung-min was called up on Monday for South Korea's two international matches in November isn't a surprise at all. Whether he'll be in the proper mindset for them is another matter. Son, fo...