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Fri, May 14, 2021 | 21:50

Premier League targets full stadiums next season

The Premier League has welcomed the British government's announcement on the easing of lockdown restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic and Chief Executive Richard Masters said on Monday it is their priority to have full stadiums next season.

2021-05-11 16:54

COVID-19 rears its head in Korean football

The 2021 K-League season has been bubbling along nicely. There were worries that champion Jeonbuk Motors was going to run away with the title after starting the campaign with eight wins and two draws from the first ten games of the season but then came three draws in a row. It helped to make things more interesting. Nobody wants to see the leader break free too early. We all ...

2021-05-10 16:15

Tottenham's Son Heung-min sets new career high with 22nd goal of season

Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min set a new career high for goals in a season on Saturday, the latest milestone for the 28-year-old Korean player in the midst of a memorable campaign.

2021-05-09 10:21

Multiple pro football games postponed due to COVID-19 infections among players

The K-League, the South Korean professional football governing body, announced Tuesday that some regular games in the top and second-tier leagues will be postponed as two players have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

2021-05-04 16:55

Football star Ki Sung-yueng grilled in land speculation case

Football star Ki Sung-yueng has been summoned by police and questioned on charges of illegally buying and using farmland in the southwestern city Gwangju, police said Monday. Ki, the captain of FC Seoul in the K League 1, was grilled as a suspect by investigators at the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency for three hours, beginning at 2 p.m. on Sunday, the police agency said.

2021-05-03 14:23

FC Seoul defender Hwang Hyun-soo diagnosed with COVID-19

FC Seoul defender Hwang Hyun-soo has been diagnosed with COVID-19, the K League 1 club said Monday.The 26-year-old was given a positive coronavirus test result on Sunday afternoon after an acquaintance he met six days prior tested positive for the virus, the club said.

2021-05-03 10:17

Middle East-based Koreans in Asian Champions League

We may have to wait until June, when South Korean clubs start their Asian Champions League campaign, but there have been some Koreans in action in the tournament already.

2021-05-02 15:07

Events in Europe a vital lesson for Korea

It has been a roller-coaster ride for soccer in the past seven days or so with the birth and rapid death of the European Super League (ESL). A dozen of the biggest clubs in Europe - six from England and three each from Spain and Italy - decided that they wanted to stop participating in the UEFA Champions League, the biggest club tournament in the world, and establish their ow...

2021-04-26 17:35

Super League 'flat-earthers' in UEFA president's sights

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has refused to rule out a ban from next season's Champions League for all 12 clubs involved in trying to set up a breakaway European Super League. But Ceferin also told Britain's Mail on Sunday that the six English clubs - Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester United - deserve greater leniency as they were the...

2021-04-25 10:01

Football star Ki Sung-yueng apologizes over suspicious land purchase

Football star Ki Sung-yueng apologized Friday over controversial land deals that drew accusations of property speculation and prompted police investigation. Police in the southwestern city of Gwangju said Thursday they booked the captain of Seoul FC in the K League 1 and his father, Ki Young-ok, on charges including violation of the agricultural land act.

2021-04-23 16:13

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