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Park, Cha out with injuries
South Korean soccer players Park Ji-sung and Cha Du-ri have been ruled out for about a month with injuries, their respective European clubs said Tuesday.Park, a midfielder for Manchester United in the English Premier League, will miss about four weeks of action with a hamstring injury, the team announced on its website. Celtic’s Cha Du-ri“We got a blow on Saturday morning with the news that Park J
Feb. 16, 2011
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S. Korean footballers Park, Cha out with injuries
South Korean football players Park Ji-sung and Cha Du-ri have been ruled out for about a month with injuries, their respective European clubs said Tuesday.Park, a midfielder for Manchester United in the English Premier League, will miss about four weeks of action with a hamstring injury, the team announced on its Web site.Park Ji-sung (Yonhap News)"We got a blow on Saturday morning with the news t
Feb. 16, 2011
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So long, Ronaldo
SAO PAULO (AP) ― A tearful Ronaldo said goodbye to soccer, having finally met an opponent he couldn’t overcome.His body no longer able to meet the demands of the game, the 34-year-old striker retired Monday. He ends a magnificent career in which he won two World Cups with Brazil and thrived with some of Europe’s top teams. He played 18 years despite repeated knee trouble and leaves as a three-time
Feb. 15, 2011
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Report: Ronaldo set to announce his retirement
SAO PAULO (AP) _ Three-time FIFA player of the year Ronaldo will announce his retirement from football on Monday, according to a Brazilian newspaper.``It's time,'' Ronaldo was quoted as saying by the website of the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper on Sunday. ``I can't keep going. I wanted to continue but I can't. I think about making a play but I can't execute it.'' (AP)Ronaldo's agent, Fabiano Farah,
Feb. 14, 2011
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Park scores as Monaco sink Lorient
In Monaco, defender Igor Lolo opened the scoring for the hosts with a bouncing shot after three minutes.France international Kevin Gameiro leveled for Lorient in the 22nd with a first-time strike into the top corner off a long pass from Morgan Amalfitano. Monaco forward Park Chu-young (right) celebrates his goal against Lorient. (AFP-Yonhap News)Thomas Mangani outpaced the Lorient defense to give
Feb. 13, 2011
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FIFA criticized for style
GENEVA (AP) ― FIFA has come under further criticism, with European leagues upset by the way the governing body runs soccer.The European Professional Football Leagues said Friday that FIFA makes unilateral decisions and appears to interfere in the business of its members. The 30-league group wchoed the European Club Association’s warning Tuesday that it is losing patience with FIFA President Sepp B
Feb. 13, 2011
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S. Korea, Turkey draw 0-0 in soccer friendly
Newcomers fill void left by Park and LeeManagers do not often feel pressure before going into a friendly match. But for Korean national team manager Cho Kwang-rae, there was much to think about when he faced Guss Hiddink’s Turkish side Wednesday night in Trabzon, Turkey. Turkey manager Guus Hiddink reacts during the match against Korea. (Yonhap News)It was his first match without the team’s two mo
Feb. 10, 2011
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Argentina trips Portugal 2-1
Lionel Messi converted a 90th-minute penalty kick to give Argentina a dramatic 2-1 exhibition victory over Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo, while France maintained its revival under coach Laurent Blanc with a 1-0 win over five-time world champion Brazil on Wednesday night.Ronaldo scored a tying goal in the 21st minute equalizer in Geneva, but the Real Madrid forward was upstaged by his Barcelona ri
Feb. 10, 2011
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S. Korea, Turkey draw 0-0 in football friendly
South Korea drew 0-0 with 10-man Turkey, led by Dutchman Guus Hiddink, who coached the Asian team to the semifinals of the 2002 World Cup, in a friendly held Wednesday in the Turkish port city of Trabzon. (Yonhap News)In the friendly at Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium, the South Koreans were not able to capitalize on their numerical advantage against Turkey, whose captain Emre Belozoglu was red carded e
Feb. 10, 2011
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70% of S. Koreans support N.K. soccer team over U.S.
More than 70 percent of South Koreans would root for North Korea if the communist nation played a football match with the United States, while the two Koreas’ reunification is becoming less of a priority for the public here, a study showed Tuesday.According to the study by Professor Eun Ki-soo of Seoul National University, one survey showed that 70.1 percent of respondents last year would cheer fo
Feb. 8, 2011
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Footballer Park Ji-sung sets up charity foundation
South Korean football player Park Ji-sung has set up his own charity foundation to help the development of youth football. Park announced Monday that he will serve as the executive director of the JS Foundation, named after his own initials. Park Ji-sung (Yonhap News) "Our vision is to help globalize South Korean football and to share happiness through the sport," Park said through a statemen
Feb. 7, 2011
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Koo aims for Park-like success
It was apt. On the day that Park Ji-sung announced his retirement from the South Korean national team, leaving the way open for even more young players, then 21-year-old midfielder Koo Ja-cheol was heading to Europe to join 2009 German champions VfL Wolfsburg.Park’s goodbye was more emotional and marks the end of an era. After making his 100th appearance in the semifinal of the 2011 Asian Cup that
Feb. 6, 2011
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Man U stunned in first loss of season
LONDON (AP) ― Manchester United’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season ended Saturday with a startling 2-1 defeat at last-place Wolverhampton.The upset came on the highest-scoring day in Premier League history, with 41 goals from eight games.United had been unbeaten in 29 Premier League matches since April, equaling a club record partly set in its triple championship season of 1998-99 seaso
Feb. 6, 2011
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Dreaming of gold medals in Daegu
Korean sprinters target 4x100m success at world championshipsOn another bitterly cold morning last week in northeast Seoul, the streets were almost empty. It was too cold even for exercise. Inside the Taeneung Training Center, however, a group of sprinters were warming up by jogging around the running track. Despite the temperature, beads of sweat rolled from their foreheads as they started runnin
Feb. 1, 2011
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Park ends an era
Manchester United midfielder retires from the national teamPark Ji-sung is no stranger to holding a press conference, but the versatile midfielder admitted Monday that the one announcing his retirement from international football was the “toughest” of his career. “I’ve done many interviews, but I think this is the first time I’ve seen so many reporters gathered in one place,” Park said in a news c
Jan. 31, 2011
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Cho stresses better defense for future
Not satisfied with a third place finish at the recently concluded Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar, South Korean national football head coach Cho Kwang-rae stressed that the team’s defense has to improve in the future.After arriving home on Sunday, Cho apologized to fans during a press conference for having failed to end South Korea’s 51-year drought at the Asian Cup. But he said he saw signs of hope for
Jan. 31, 2011
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S. Korea names team for Turkey friendly
South Korea on Monday announced a 22-man football roster for a friendly match against Turkey next month.The lineup has 14 carryovers from the recently concluded Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar, led by midfielder Koo Ja-cheol. Koo topped all scorers in Doha with five goals and helped South Korea finish third behind Japan and Australia.There are three national team rookies for head coach Cho Kwang-rae: for
Jan. 31, 2011
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Park officially calls time on international scene
Park Ji-sung is no stranger to holding a press conference, but the versatile midfielder admitted Monday that the one announcing his retirement from international football was the “toughest” of his career. “I’ve done many interviews, but I think this is the first time I’ve seen so many reporters gathered in one place,” Park said in a news conference at the Korea Football Association’s office in Seo
Jan. 31, 2011
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S. Korean footballer Park Ji-sung retires from international play
Park Ji-sung, who has represented South Korean football in each of the past three FIFA World Cups, announced his retirement from international play on Monday."It's been an infinite honor and a source of great pride for me to represent my country as a football player," Park said through a statement. "And I've enjoyed a lot of glory and happiness thanks to the love of the fans. But I've come to a di
Jan. 31, 2011
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Korea looks ahead without Park
Man United star set to announce retirement from national teamIt ended in tears. It often does for those that are expected to succeed but don’t quite make it. South Korea ended the 2011 Asian Cup in third place, the same as 2007. The trophy may not have been lifted, it hasn’t been gripped by Korean hands since 1960, the final not quite reached but all in all, the tournament was a satisfying one for
Jan. 30, 2011