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FIFA criticized for style

Feb 13, 2011

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 Sep...
S. Korea, Turkey draw 0-0 in soccer friendly

Feb 10, 2011

Newcomers fill void left by Park and Lee Managers 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. He also put the 19-year-old Nam Tae-hee in the frontline to test his new attacking strategies. However, Cho had to settle w...
Argentina trips Portugal 2-1

Feb 10, 2011

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...
S. Korea, Turkey draw 0-0 in football friendly

Feb 10, 2011

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. 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 early in the...
70% of S. Koreans support N.K. soccer team over U.S.

Feb 8, 2011

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...
Footballer Park Ji-sung sets up charity foundation

Feb 7, 2011

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. "Our vision is to help globalize South Korean football and to share happiness through the sport," Park said through a statement. "We will develop and run ...
Koo aims for Park-like success

Feb 6, 2011

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 t...
Man U stunned in first loss of season

Feb 6, 2011

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 ...
Dreaming of gold medals in Daegu

Feb 1, 2011

Korean sprinters target 4x100m success at world championships On 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 ru...
Park ends an era

Jan 31, 2011

Manchester United midfielder retires from the national team 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 ne...
Cho stresses better defense for future

Jan 31, 2011

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 ...
S. Korea names team for Turkey friendly

Jan 31, 2011

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...
Park officially calls time on international scene

Jan 31, 2011

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 S...
S. Korean footballer Park Ji-sung retires from international play

Jan 31, 2011

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...
Korea looks ahead without Park

Jan 30, 2011

Man United star set to announce retirement from national team It 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 ...