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Sat, October 23, 2021 | 14:32

K League chief thanks fans, clubs for completing season during pandemic

The head of professional football in South Korea thanked fans and participating clubs on Monday for their role in completing the 2020 season during the coronavirus pandemic. Kwon Oh-gap, president of the Korea Professional Football League (K League), issued a statement expressing his gratitude to clubs in the top-flight K League 1 and the second-tier K League 2 for their self...

2020-11-30 11:16

Football legend Diego Maradona dead at 60

Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, died Wednesday at the age of 60, plunging his native Argentina and football fans around the world into mourning. Renowned along with Pele as one of the finest players ever to grace the field, the Argentine World Cup-winning captain had undergone brain surgery this month and died of a heart attack, a member of his entour...

2020-11-26 09:17

A nightmare week for the national team

What a week. It was, in the words of one Korea Football Association (KFA) official, “a nightmare.” What should have been an exciting trip to Europe to take on Mexico and Qatar - the teams that basically eliminated the Taeguk Warriors from the 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup respectively - turned into something very different.

2020-11-24 17:47

Son Heung-min takes Premier League scoring lead

Back from international duty marred by coronavirus infections for his teammates, Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min has claimed the sole possession of the Premier League scoring lead. Son netted a fifth-minute opener for a 2-0 victory over Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday (local time).

2020-11-22 14:39

Pandemic-marred European trip leaves tactical question marks for football team

With one key player after another suffering injury and illness, South Korea's trip to Austria for men's football friendly matches seemed doomed before it began. The team's worst nightmares materialized in the form of a coronavirus outbreak, with six players and two staffers testing positive over the weekend.

2020-11-18 10:54

Korea lose to Mexico in football friendly marred by COVID-19 outbreak

South Korea dropped to Mexico 3-2 in a men's football friendly match played under the cloud of a coronavirus outbreak within the Korean team.

2020-11-15 10:43

Four players, one staffer on national football team test positive for COVID-19

Four players and one staff member on the South Korean men's national football team have tested positive for COVID-19 while in Austria to play friendly matches.

2020-11-14 11:48

Injured Neymar ruled out of Brazil's World Cup qualifiers

Neymar has been ruled out of Brazil's World Cup qualifier against Uruguay next week because of a groin injury he sustained playing for Paris-Saint-Germain in a Champions League game. Brazil's soccer confederation on Thursday confirmed Neymar will not play in the South American qualifying match on Tuesday in Montevideo.

2020-11-13 20:21

Ronaldo scores in round of friendlies affected by virus

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, left, is congratulated by teammate Bernardo Silva after scoring his team's sixth goal during the international friendly football match between Portugal and Andorra at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday. / AP-YonhapCristiano Ronaldo moved closer to becoming the all-time top scorer for a national team on Wednesday in a round of friendli...

2020-11-12 14:22

Lee leaves K-League looking less exciting

The K-League will look different in 2021 and not just because there is a new logo now. It is because Lee Dong-gook, 41, will not be there. He has played his last game on home soil. The word 'legend' is overused, but it fits in this case.

2020-11-10 16:16

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