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Mon, August 19, 2019 | 17:49

S. Korea's pro football body sends protest letter to Juventus

South Korea's pro football governing body, the K League, said Tuesday that it has sent a letter of protest to Juventus FC for its breach of contract for benching Cristiano Ronaldo in an exhibition match in Seoul last week.On Friday, the friendly between the Italian champion and K League All-Stars was scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m., but the kick-off was delayed about one hour...

2019-07-30 15:33

Korea's pro football body sends protest letter to Juventus

South Korea's pro football governing body, the K League, said Tuesday that it has sent a letter of protest to Juventus FC for its breach of contract for benching Cristiano Ronaldo in an exhibition match in Seoul last week. On Friday, the friendly between the Italian champion and K League All-Stars was scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m., but the kick-off was delayed about one hou...

2019-07-30 15:19

Cristiano Ronaldo: footballer's no-show shatters ailing fan's 'hope for life'

Cristiano Ronaldo: footballer's no-show shatters ailing fan's 'hope for life'

The ailing boy - having been treated for three years at a hospital in Busan - is an avid fan of Ronaldo. In the hope of giving him new hope for life, his elder sister spent most of her monthly salary to buy two VIP tickets for the game. She called the match an “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” for him to see the footballer up close. “I hope it will help my brother's recovery,”...

Park Si-soo | 2019-07-30 13:22

Ronaldo dominates All Star clash, for wrong reasons

It is to be hoped that Friday's K League All-Star game will be remembered for what happened on the field, rather than what didn't, but that is not likely to be the case. The non-appearance of Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the sport's true superstars, made most of the headlines and overshadowed the 3-3 tie with Italian giant Juventus that brought 90 minutes of entertainment to the...

2019-07-28 18:49

South Korea's Lee Geum-min joins Manchester City

A third member of South Korea's Women's national team is heading to England as Lee Geum-min is ready to sign for Manchester City of the Women's Super League of England on a two-year contract. Lee joins two of her compatriots in one of the world's leading leagues. Cho So-hyun is with West Ham United and Ji So-yun is a member of Chelsea.

2019-07-24 14:54

Korea looking good for 2023 Women's World Cup

The Korea Football Association (KFA) may be feeling satisfied at the moment. The U-20 team reached the final of the World Cup last month, showing that there is plenty of young talent in the country. The one blot on the recent landscape was the failure of the women at the World Cup in the same month as the Taegeuk Nangja lost all three games in France. But then there now seems...

2019-07-21 17:11

North Korea stand in way of 2022 World Cup progress

As the draw for 2022 World Cup qualification progressed, it seemed inevitable that South and North Korea would be placed in the same group and so it came to pass.It is just a year and three weeks since South Korea left Russia after a second successive first round exit at the World Cup. On late Wednesday afternoon in Kuala Lumpur, the team took its first steps on the road to Q...

2019-07-17 21:32

Women's World Cup soccer: US beats Dutch for second title in a row

The United States Women's National Team scored two second-half goals, defeating the Netherlands 2-0 to win its second consecutive Women's World Cup title Sunday in Lyon, France.

2019-07-08 17:54

Women's World Cup 2019 Final

Rapinoe fuses politics, pay and tech with World Cup win

LYON, France (AP) _ A Women's World Cup stirred by heated debates on politics, pay and technology saw the narratives fused in Sunday's final by the undisputed and outspoken star of the tournament: Megan Rapinoe. By opening the scoring with a penalty awarded after a video review, Rapinoe claimed a sixth goal and _ thanks to three assists and playing fewer minutes _ finished as...

2019-07-08 17:38

Choi Kang-hee struggling to settle in China

It's been quite a week for South Korea's most successful coach ever Choi Kang-hee. Actually, it's been quite a year. The 60-year-old left his beloved Jeonbuk Motors at the end of the 2018 season after delivering a sixth K League title. Over the years, he built the team into a dynasty that dominated domestically and also was feared and respected around Asia after two continent...

2019-07-07 16:55

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