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Korean midfielder Koo Ja-cheol out 6 weeks with knee injury: report
Germany-based South Korean midfielder Koo Ja-cheol will miss at least six weeks with a knee injury, a report said Wednesday, casting doubt on his national team availability for World Cup qualifiers.Augsburger Allgemeine said Koo, who plays for the Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, will miss the rest of the German season with a ligament tear in his right knee.(Yonhap)Koo is also doubtful for South Korea's World Cup qualifying match against Qatar on June 13. The 28-year-old has been a fixture on the na
Soccer April 19, 2017
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Son Heung-min ties single-season scoring record for Korean in European football
Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min on Saturday drew level with football legend Cha Bum-kun as the highest-scoring South Korean in Europe in a single season with his goal against Bournemouth.Son scored a goal in Tottenham's 4-0 win over Bournemouth in their English Premier League match at White Hart Lane in London. The 24-year-old scored his team's second goal in the 19th minute. Following Harry Kane's slick back heel, he dribbled past Bournemouth defenders and fired a shot low between Artu
Soccer April 16, 2017
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Korean football legend says Son Heung-min can break his scoring record
South Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun said Tuesday it's only a matter of time before Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min breaks his scoring record in Europe.Cha holds the single season scoring record by a South Korean in Europe with 19 goals in all competitions during the 1985-86 season for the German side Bayer Leverkusen.Son, 24, is currently just one shy of Cha's record, after scoring twice against Watford in the English Premier League on Saturday. South Korean football icon Cha Bum-k
Sports April 11, 2017
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Korea meet China in World Cup qualification amid high tensions
South Korea will resume their qualifying campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup this week as they take on China on the road amid growing tensions between two countries.The Group A match in the final Asian qualification round for the 2018 World Cup will kick off Thursday at 7:35 p.m. (local time) at Helong Stadium in Changsha, south central China. A Chinese police officer watches a training session of the South Korean national football team at Hunan Provincial People's Stadium in Changsha, China,
Soccer March 21, 2017
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Korean midfielder to fall back on fond memories for World Cup qualifier vs. China
South Korean midfielder Koo Ja-cheol said Monday he will always have fond memories of playing against China to fall back on, ahead of the two teams' World Cup qualifier here later in the week.Koo was picked to man the midfield against China in Group A showdown of the final Asian World Cup qualifying round at Helong Stadium in Changsha, south central China, on Thursday. South Korean football players Ji Dong-won (left) and Koo Ja-cheol pose for photos after their press conference at Kempinski Hote
Soccer March 20, 2017
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No gore or sex but German cult crime show still a hit
BERLIN (AFP) -- Cult crime show “Tatort” may be almost unknown outside Germany but the popular and realistic police series is about to celebrate its 1,000th episode.The program has kept millions of German viewers engrossed since 1970, with families breaking off from dinner at 8:15 pm every Sunday and meeting friends at pubs to catch the latest episode of Germany’s most popular detective show.At a time when Netflix and Amazon Prime are eroding the business of traditional television broadcasters,
Television Nov. 10, 2016
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S. Korean football starlet in fine form ahead of nat'l team duty
South Korean starlet Hwang Hee-chan showed he is in fine form as the young striker grabbed a brace at a second-tier European cup competition ahead of his national team duty next week. Hwang scored both goals in FC Red Bull Salzburg's 2-0 victory against OGC Nice at the UEFA Europa League Group I clash at the Allianz Riviera in Nice, France, on Thursday (local time). It was the first time that the 20-year-old netted goals at a European club tournament. Hwang, who joined Salzburg last year, came o
Soccer Nov. 4, 2016
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Spolive to expand services in bid to regularize sports portal business
On July 27, Spolive (CEO: Kim Wan-su) announced that, by early 2017, it will offer real-time broadcasts and information services on not only baseball, soccer, and basketball but also volleyball and ice hockey. Spolive is a sports portal that provides live broadcasts of major professional sports tournaments from around the world as well as information on leagues, teams, and players. On the company’s website and via its mobile application, users are able to watch games and conduct searches for spe
Industry Aug. 3, 2016
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Jeonbuk re-sign Brazilian striker
Korean football club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on Thursday announced they have re-acquired former striker Eduardo Goncalves de Oliveira, better known as Edu, from the Chinese side Hebei China Fortune FC.Jeonbuk said they wanted Edu because he is a proven striker in the top-tier K League Classic. The 34-year-old Brazilian, who also played with Suwon Samsung Bluewings from 2007 to 2009, has 41 goals and 18 assists in 115 K League matches. (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)"We needed a proven attacker who can h
Soccer July 21, 2016
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Football coach gives up vacation to prep for World Cup qualifier
South Korean men's football team head coach Uli Stielike will not take a vacation this summer as he decided to prepare for the FIFA World Cup qualification starting in September, an official at the national football governing body said Wednesday. A Korea Football Association official said Stielike has decided to give up his summer vacation and will instead spend time checking on players in the country's pro football leagues. Both the top-tier K League Classic and second division K League Challen
Soccer July 15, 2016
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Korean defender joins Chinese club coached by compatriot
South Korean defender Hong Jeong-ho has left the German Bundesliga to join a Chinese football club managed by his compatriot.Jiangsu Suning, currently second in the Chinese Super League, said on Thursday night via Weibo -- China's largest social networking service -- that they signed Hong from FC Augsburg. The details of his contract weren't announced.Hong will be coached by fellow South Korean Choi Yong-soo, who left South Korean outfit FC Seoul last month to join Jiangsu. Jiangsu said they are
Soccer July 15, 2016
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New FC Seoul boss vows to keep football club's legacy alive
Hwang Sun-hong, new head coach for Korean football club FC Seoul, said Monday he will try his best to produce good results despite the pressure to keep the club's legacy alive.Hwang officially became the 11th head coach of FC Seoul as he succeeds former boss Choi Yong-soo, who left for Chinese club Jiangsu Suning last week. Hwang, who will guide Seoul through the end of the 2018 season, will make his return to the top-flight K League Classic for the first time in seven months. He resigned from a
Soccer June 27, 2016
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Korea unveil squad for friendlies vs. Spain, Czech Republic
Korea on Monday unveiled their 20-man squad for upcoming friendly matches against Spain and the Czech Republic, as some players who have been struggling with their European clubs were left out. Korea, 54th in FIFA world rankings, will take on No. 6 Spain on June 1 in Salzburg, Austria, and face the No. 29 Czech Republic on June 5 in Prague. They will be Korea's first matches against European nations since Uli Stielike became head coach in September 2014. They're also designed to help Korea prepa
Soccer May 23, 2016
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Korean footballers in Europe end seasons with regrets
South Korean footballers in Europe have wrapped up their seasons with regrets, as most of them failed to make strong impressions on their fans and coaches alike.The major European football leagues completed their 2015-16 campaigns over the weekend, and South Korean footballers in the English Premier League and the German Bundesliga closed their seasons with a mixed bag of performances.Koo Ja-cheol of FC Augsburg enjoyed the most impressive performance. The 27-year-old midfielder, who joined Augs
Soccer May 17, 2016
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N. Korea appoint foreigner to lead nat'l football team: report
North Korea have reportedly appointed former Bundesliga top scorer Jorn Andersen to lead their national football team, Norwegian media reported on Wednesday (local time).According to Norway's state broadcaster NRK, Andersen signed a one-year contract with North Korea. His family told NRK that the 53-year-old coach had been in the communist state for two weeks.They said that North Korea had been looking for a German coach.Andersen, who was born in Fredrikstad, southern Norway, became a German cit
North Korea May 12, 2016
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Cha Bum-kun says he is ready to devote himself to 2017 U-20 World Cup
South Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun said on Monday he is ready to devote himself to the country's successful hosting of the FIFA U-20 World Cup next year.Cha was named the deputy chief of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Organizing Committee last Friday and officially started his work at the organizing committee's signboard unveiling ceremony in Seoul on Monday. This is the first administrative job for the 62-year-old, who has had a successful career as a player, a coach and a television analys
Soccer April 18, 2016
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Carmakers resurrect old cars
Carmakers that do business in Korea are pushing customer programs related to classic cars in a bid to increase customer satisfaction and boost car sales. German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz is leading the trend. It has launched a restoration program for old cars under the slogan “Could after sales service also evoke memories?” as part of its customer service efforts. During the 2016 Service Experience Day event, held last Friday at its new service center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, the compan
Business April 17, 2016
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Son Heung-min ends two-month goal drought in Tottenham's loss
South Korean forward Son Heung-min ended his two-month goal drought for Tottenham Hotspur on Friday (Korean time), though he couldn't save the English club's elimination at the second-tier European competition.At the second leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 contest, Son notched a second-half goal against Germany's Borussia Dortmund when Tottenham were trailing 2-0. However, the English Premier League (EPL) club ended up in a 2-1 loss at White Hart Lane in London and failed to reach the q
Soccer March 18, 2016
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Korea coach to return from vacation, begin prep for final World Cup qualifying stage
South Korea men's football head coach Uli Stielike is scheduled to return from his vacation next week to begin preparing for the final World Cup qualification stage, the sport's national governing body said Friday.According to the Korea Football Association (KFA), Stielike will arrive back in South Korea next Wednesday, ending his offseason break that lasted for a little over a month.Even during his time off, Stielike attended South Korean matches at the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Champi
Soccer Feb. 12, 2016
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Competition for playing time brewing in midfield for Korea
With South Korea having already clinched a knockout berth at the Olympic men's football qualifying tournament with one match remaining, some internal competition is brewing in a midfield already stacked with promising youngsters.South Korea have won their first two matches at the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Championship, which also doubles as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. The top three nations will advance to the Olympics, and South Korea have
Soccer Jan. 19, 2016
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