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President Yoon Suk Yeol defiant as impeachment momentum grows
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NewJeans manager files workplace harassment complaint against Ador CEO Kim Ju-young
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Joint investigation team on Yoon launched
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Ruling party leader says impeachment against Yoon now only solution
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[Newsmaker] Ex-intel commander appears key to alleged martial law plan
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"Denture-tube:" South Korea's YouTube conspiracy machine
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Two scenarios for Korea's economic outlook
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What if martial law had not been aborted?
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Prime Minister Han Duck-soo regrets failing to stop martial law
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'Literature stands in opposition to all acts that destroy life': Han Kang
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Son Heung-min named S. Korea's top male footballer for record 6th year
South Korean captain Son Heung-min has been named the country's top male football player of the year for a record sixth time. The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced winners of the annual KFA Awards on Wednesday. Son earned the Male Player of the Year honor for the third straight time and sixth year overall. He previously won this award in 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019 and 2020. He netted four goals in seven international matches in 2021. At club level, Son set a career high with 22 goals in a
Dec. 29, 2021
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FC Seoul sign midfielder Osmar to 2-yr extension
FC Seoul announced Wednesday they have signed veteran midfielder Osmar to a two-year extension. The 33-year-old from Spain has spent seven seasons with the Seoul-based K League club. In 280 career matches, Osmar has collected 22 goals and 12 assists. In 2015, Osmar became the first foreign-born outfield player to play full time in every match of a season. The following season, he was named club captain, the first non-Korean player to wear the armband. Long known for being a steady on-field g
Dec. 29, 2021
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Son Heung-min sees scoring streak end at 4, draws key penalty
A four-match goal scoring streak is over for Son Heung-min, though Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star still made his presence felt in other ways. Son drew a key penalty late in the first half against 10-man Southampton, as the clubs finished their Premier League match deadlocked at 1-1 at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England, on Tuesday (local time). Harry Kane converted the ensuing penalty to help Tottenham stretch their undefeated run to seven matches, with four wins and three draws
Dec. 29, 2021
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Son Heung-min extends scoring streak to 4 matches in Tottenham's win
Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min has stretched his goal scoring streak to four matches, helping his London club stay undefeated in their past six contests. Son rounded out Tottenham's scoring in the 74th minute of their 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday (local time). Son has now scored in four consecutive Premier League matches. He has a team-leading eight goals this season in 16 matches in the league and nine goals in all comp
Dec. 27, 2021
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Tottenham's Son Heung-min scores vs. Liverpool in return from COVID-19 layoff
Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min has extended his goal scoring streak to three matches, helping his club eke out a draw against Liverpool in a return from a lengthy COVID-19 layoff. Son netted a 74th-minute equalizer for a 2-2 draw against Liverpool at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday (local time). It was Son's seventh goal in the Premier League this season and eighth goal in all competitions. He leads Tottenham in that category. This was Tottenham's first match
Dec. 20, 2021
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Son Heung-min scores in 2nd straight match for victorious Tottenham
Having recently ended a scoring drought, Son Heung-min has now found the back of the net in the second straight match for Tottenham Hotspur. The South Korean forward had a goal and an assist in Tottenham's 3-0 win over Norwich City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday (local time). For the season, Son has six goals in 13 Premier League matches and seven goals in 19 games across all competitions. He has scored once in the UEFA Europa Conference League. Son had also scored against B
Dec. 6, 2021
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors make history with 5th straight K League title
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors have now gone where no South Korean football team has gone before: they became the champions of the K League 1 for a record fifth straight season Sunday. Jeonbuk clinched their historic title with a 2-0 victory over Jeju United at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul, finishing with the league-best 76 points. Ulsan Hyundai FC, the only other team with a chance to win the title in the top league Sunday, blanked Daegu FC 2-0 but still fini
Dec. 5, 2021
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Messi wins 7th Ballon d’Or
Lionel Messi, the legendary 34-year-old soccer player of Paris Saint-Germain, won his seventh Ballon d’Or on Monday. Presented by the news magazine France Football every year, the Ballon d’Or is given to the best soccer player of the year. Since the Ballon d’Or Awards did not take place last year due to the pandemic, Messi has won the trophy a second time consecutively. Messi won the Ballon d’Or for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and now 2021, becoming the soccer pl
Dec. 4, 2021
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Son Heung-min ends drought in Tottenham's Premier League victory
A long drought is over for Son Heung-min. The South Korean star for Tottenham Hotspur netted his fifth goal of the Premier League season against Brentford at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Thursday (local time), helping the club to a 2-0 victory. Son was also involved in a first-half own goal by Brentford midfielder Sergi Canos. Son's 65th-minute marker was his first goal in the Premier League since Oct. 17 against Newcastle United. He now has five goals in 13 league matches. Across a
Dec. 3, 2021
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Jeonbuk on verge of record 5th straight K League title after latest win
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors moved to the brink of a historic fifth straight title in the top South Korean football league on Sunday. Hong Jeong-ho and Moon Seon-min scored a goal apiece to lead Jeonbuk past Daegu FC 2-0 in the clubs' penultimate match of the 2021 K League 1 season on Sunday at DGB Daegu Bank Park in Daegu, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul. Jeonbuk improved to 73 points, two points ahead of their closest competitor, Ulsan Hyundai FC, with one
Nov. 28, 2021
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New coach looking to pull Gangwon FC out of K League relegation zone vs. ex-team
Former South Korea international Choi Yong-soo will make his Gangwon FC coaching debut against his former team, FC Seoul, in the K League 1 on Sunday, but there's much more riding for Choi than just trying to get his first win over familiar faces. When Choi was hired on Nov. 16, he was immediately tasked with trying to rescue Gangwon FC from being relegated to the second-tier K League 2 next year. With two matches left this season, Gangwon FC are in 11th place, second from the bottom, w
Nov. 26, 2021
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Methodical S. Korea pick apart Iraq in resounding World Cup qualifying win
South Korea have defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iraq in succession in their World Cup qualifying campaign, using identical starting lineups. But how they achieved those results couldn't have been more different, as the Taeguk Warriors proved that they can win matches in a variety of ways. Three different players scored in South Korea's 3-0 victory over Iraq at Thani bin Jassim Stadium in Doha on Tuesday (local time). It was South Korea's fourth win in six contests in Group A durin
Nov. 17, 2021
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Legend grows for Son Heung-min with milestone goal in World Cup qualifier
He is still very much active, but Son Heung-min's latest goal for South Korea made it feel like his career had come full circle. Son scored his 30th international goal in a 3-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Iraq at Thani bin Jassim Stadium in Doha on Tuesday (local time). Son is now tied for sixth with three others on the all-time South Korean goal scoring list, and leads all active national team players. Son now has 96 caps, four from joining the Century Club, and his legacy as one of the
Nov. 17, 2021
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S. Korea blank Iraq to extend undefeated run in World Cup qualifying campaign
Captain Son Heung-min scored his 30th international goal while young midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong netted his first, as South Korea beat Iraq 3-0 in their World Cup qualifying match in Doha on Tuesday. Midfielder Lee Jae-sung opened the scoring in the first half for the clean sheet victory at Thani bin Jassim Stadium, helping South Korea extend their undefeated streak to six matches in the final Asian qualifying round for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. With 14 points from four victories and two draws,
Nov. 17, 2021
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Gangwon FC appoint ex-national team star Choi Yong-soo as new coach
South Korean football club Gangwon FC announced Tuesday they've hired former national team striker Choi Yong-soo as new head coach. Choi, 48, is taking over a team in danger of relegation from the top-flight K League 1. With two matches remaining this season, Gangwon FC are in 11th place, second from last, with 39 points, only three ahead of Gwangju FC. The last-place club in the K League 1 will be automatically relegated to the K League 2 for next year. The 11th-place team will face a K Leagu
Nov. 16, 2021
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S. Korea looking to build on robust performance in World Cup qualifier vs. Iraq
Fresh off a wildly entertaining performance, South Korea will seek to give their fans even more to cheer about in their next World Cup qualifying match against Iraq. The second meeting between the two teams in Group A of the final Asian qualifying round will kick off at Thani bin Jassim Stadium in Doha at 6 p.m. Tuesday local time, or midnight in Seoul. Iraq are playing their home matches at neutral venues for security reasons. Following a 1-0 win over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last Thur
Nov. 15, 2021
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Training camp opens for S. Korea ahead of Nov. World Cup qualifiers
The South Korean men's national football opened training camp Monday ahead of two World Cup qualifying matches this month. Players reported to the National Football Center (NFC) in Paju, just north of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, for a three-day camp before they host the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday. South Korea will then face Iraq on Nov. 16 in Qatar as a neutral venue. Head coach Paulo Bento named his 25-man roster last Monday, and three Europe-based players who just completed their
Nov. 8, 2021
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Son Heung-min scores in Conte's Tottenham coaching debut
Son Heung-min has scored in his new head coach's Tottenham Hotspur debut, helping the English club to a continental win in the process. Son opened the scoring for Spurs in the 15th minute of their 3-2 victory over Vitesse in a Group G match of the UEFA Europa Conference League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Thursday (local time). This was Tottenham's first game since the arrival of their new Italian boss Antonio Conte on Tuesday. Conte, who won the Italian league title with Inter Mi
Nov. 5, 2021
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Natl. football coach chooses fit over goal totals in surprise roster decision
When Paulo Bento, head coach of the South Korean men's national football team, scouts strikers, he doesn't just look at their goal totals. After making a surprising choice at the forward position Monday ahead of two World Cup qualifiers this month, Bento said a player's adaptability and tactical fit are just as important as goals. That's how he explained his call-up of Kim Gun-hee, a 26-year-old striker for Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the K League 1. Kim has scored six goals in 20 matches for
Nov. 1, 2021
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S. Korea blanked by US 6-0 in women's football friendly
South Korea lost to the United States 6-0 in the last of their two women's football friendly matches on American soil, unable to put up much of a fight against the top-ranked opponent. Five players had a goal apiece for the US in their resounding victory at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Tuesday (local time), with South Korean midfielder getting an own goal late in the first half. South Korea fell to four draws and 11 losses all time against the US. South Korea, ranked 18th, held the
Oct. 27, 2021