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Korean pro football MVP candidates unveiled
South Korea's pro football league office unveiled three candidates for this year's top individual award Monday. The K League said Lee Jae-sung of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Johnathan Aparecido da Silva of Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Lee Keun-ho of Gangwon FC have been named candidates for the 2017 season K League Classic MVP. The winner will be announced Nov. 20. Lee Jae-sung led his club Jeonbuk to their fifth league title last week. The 25-year-old midfielder, in his fourth season with Jeonbuk,
Nov. 6, 2017
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Tottenham's Son Heung-min says 'a lot to do' to catch S. Korean EPL legend
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min said he still has to do a lot to catch up to his compatriot Park Ji-sung even after breaking a scoring record held by the former Manchester United midfielder.Son surpassed Park to become the highest-scoring Asian player in the English Premier League history with the winner against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday. Son, who joined Spurs in 2015 from German outfit Bayer Leverkusen, bagged his 20th career Premier League goal in the 64th m
Nov. 6, 2017
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Korean football body set to reshuffle executives
South Korea's football governing body is likely to conduct a personnel reshuffle next week amid growing calls for change that was sparked by the national team's poor performance, an official with the organization said Friday. The Korea Football Association is expected to make an executive reshuffle as its president Chung Mong-gyu has pledged last month, the official said. Chung previously apologized for the national team's slump and corruption scandal during a press conference, while promising t
Nov. 3, 2017
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Korean football club Gangwon appoint new head coach
South Korean football club Gangwon FC said Friday they've promoted their chief scout to head coach to prepare for the next season. Gangwon, currently sixth in the K League Classic with just two matches remaining, said Song Kyung-sub will be their new boss. He will fill the around two-month vacancy left by Choi Yun-kyum who stepped down in August. "Song is a coach who studies hard and works with passion," Gangwon said in a statement. "Instead of looking for big-name coaches, we looked for a coach
Nov. 3, 2017
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Korea national football team hires 2 veteran coaches from Spain
South Korea's football governing body said Friday two veteran coaches who previously led Spain's golden days in the early 2010s will join the men's national team. The Korea Football Association said it has reached agreement with Jose Antonio Grande Cereijo and Javier Minano on Thursday, and they will be assistants to national team head coach Shin Tae-yong at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The KFA added that the two Spanish coaches will arrive in South Korea later Friday. Both coaches were part of the
Nov. 3, 2017
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Race for Korea's pro football MVP heating up
The race to win the top individual award in South Korean pro football is heating up with a top-scoring Brazilian striker and skillful midfielder for the league champions emerging as the top two candidates.The 2017 K League Classic title went to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors last week with two matches remaining, but individual honors are still up for grabs. The K League is scheduled to announce its award winners on Nov. 20.The MVP is determined by votes from local football reporters. After the 12 K Leag
Nov. 2, 2017
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National football director offers to resign following Hiddink controversy
South Korean football's technical director Kim Ho-gon decided to step down from his position Thursday after getting embroiled in a controversy over Guus Hiddink's coaching offer and a series of poor national team performances. Kim said it would be best for the organization and the men's national team if he no longer worked as the Korea Football Association technical committee chief or vice president. The 66-year-old was appointed as the technical director June 26, 11 days after German head coach
Nov. 2, 2017
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Korea should benchmark Germany to develop football: Bundesliga legend
South Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun said Thursday his country should benchmark Germany to develop the sport in a healthy way.Cha, arguably South Korea's best footballer ever, said he believes that the men's national football team can overcome its current crisis by learning from Germany, the defending FIFA World Cup champions and current No. 1 in the world.South Korea managed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, but football fans have been up in arms over their performance in re
Nov. 2, 2017
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Usual suspects make Korean men's football team for Nov. friendlies
Some of the usual suspects made the South Korean men's football team Monday for a pair of friendly matches next month.Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min and Swansea City's Ki Sung-yeung were among 23 players on head coach Shin Tae-yong's team. The 62nd-ranked South Korea will host No. 13 Colombia at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, 45 kilometers south of Seoul. Four days later, South Korea will take on 38th-ranked Serbia at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, 410 kilometers southeast of the capital
Oct. 30, 2017
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S. Korean football technical director grilled in parliamentary audit over Hiddink issue
DAEJEON (Yonhap) -- South Korean football technical director Kim Ho-gon was grilled by lawmakers in a parliamentary audit session Monday over national team coaching issues regarding Guus Hiddink.South Korean football technical director Kim Ho-gon. YonhapKim, who leads the Korea Football Association (KFA)'s technical committee, was called to the witness stand for the National Assembly's Education, Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee audit session at Chungnam National University in Daejeon and
Oct. 23, 2017
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Korea to host Nov. football friendlies in Suwon, Ulsan
South Korea's football governing body confirmed Monday the venues for the national team's two friendly matches at home next month.The Korea Football Association said the men's national football team will take on Colombia at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, 46 kilometers south of Seoul, on Nov. 10, and they will host Serbia at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, about 410 kilometers southeast of the capital, on Nov. 14. Both matches will start at 8 p.m. In this file photo taken Oct. 6, 2016, South
Oct. 23, 2017
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Tottenham's Son Heung-min scores 1st EPL goal of season
Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean forward Son Heung-min has scored his first league goal of the season in his club's 4-1 win over Liverpool.Son scored Tottenham's second goal against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday (local time). With Spurs leading 1-0, Son found the net with his left foot as he redirected a cross from Harry Kane in the 12th minute.This was Son's first Premier League goal in the 2017-18 season. The 25-year-old South Korean scored in Spurs' 3-1 win over Borussia Do
Oct. 23, 2017
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Korea crushed 6-0 by US in women's football friendly
South Korea have suffered their second straight defeat against the United States in women's football.South Korea, world No. 15, were blanked by the top-ranked US 6-0 at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina, on Sunday (local time) after giving up four goals in the first half.This was South Korea's second straight loss to the US, which beat the visitors 3-1 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans last Thursday. The Taeguk Ladies now mark two draws and nine losses against the US in their
Oct. 23, 2017
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Korean football chief apologizes for natl. team’s poor performance
South Korean soccer chief Chung Mong-gyu on Thursday apologized for the national team’s recent poor performance and vowed to use all available resources to help the Taeguk Warriors at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Chung, who leads the Korea Football Association, said he is aware of fans’ concern ahead of the World Cup and feels responsible for the current situation. “As the KFA president, I’m very sorry for the national team’s poor performance and any continued criticism against us,” Chung said at
Oct. 19, 2017
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Park Ji-sung to hold soccer training session via online platform
Former soccer player Park Ji-sung will give an online class to share his skills and thoughts with the audience, Naver Sports said Tuesday. (Yonhap)Park will serve as the first master of the “The Legend Class” series. The internet giant plans to help young and amateur soccer players by providing sports masters’ training tips and skills through the online video series. Park’s classes, filmed in London, are set to be aired via Naver Sports section every Monday from Oct. 19 to Dec. 21. Viewers can
Oct. 17, 2017
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Korea fall out of top 60 in Oct. FIFA rankings
South Korea have dropped out of the top 60 in FIFA rankings following their disappointing losses in recent friendly matches. According to the October rankings unveiled by FIFA on Monday, South Korea fell 11 spots to No. 62 with 588 points, down 71 points from September. The men's national team, which qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup last month, started 2017 as the world's 37th-ranked team. South Korea, led by head coach Shin Tae-yong, suffered two straight losses in friendly football matche
Oct. 16, 2017
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Soccer legend Cha Bum-kun to be inducted into Korea's Sports Hall of Fame
South Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun will enter the country's Sports Hall of Fame, the national Olympic committee announced Monday.The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee said Cha has been named as its "sports hero" for 2017. The 64-year-old took the honor after a panel of experts at the KSOC's sports hero selection committee evaluated his contributions to sports development and national prestige. Cha is the first footballer to be inducted into South Korea's Sports Hall of Fame. The KSOC said t
Oct. 16, 2017
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S. Korea football coach vows to rebound from disappointing performances
South Korea football coach Shin Tae-yong vowed Sunday to rebound from disappointing performances in recent weeks, saying his side will show the utmost effort toward a turnaround starting next month. Shin returned home after two friendly matches in Europe and inspections of possible training bases for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.He also interviewed candidates for foreign assistant and fitness coach positions for the men's national team in Germany. Shin Tae-yong (Yonhap)Shin was supposed to talk with
Oct. 15, 2017
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Korea women's football coach says US friendlies will offer chance to grow
South Korea women's football coach Yoon Duk-yeo said Sunday that upcoming friendly matches with the United States will give them a chance to grow. The Taeguk Ladies have departed for the US for two friendly matches later this month. The South Koreans will first meet the Americans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Oct. 20 (Korean time), and the two sides will square off again three days later at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina. Yoon Duk-yeo (Yonhap)Yoon called up 23 playe
Oct. 15, 2017
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Korean midfielder completes move to UAE's Shabab Al Ahli Club
South Korean attacking midfielder Moon Chang-jin has completed his move to the United Arab Emirates side Shabab Al Ahli Club, his South Korean club announced Friday. Gangwon FC in the top-flight K League Classic said Moon has terminated the contract with them by mutual consent and joined Al Ahli. The terms of his contract with the Dubai-based club weren't revealed. Gangwon said Al Ahli has been trying to acquire Moon since last month for their new season and the 24-year-old player recently told
Oct. 13, 2017