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Wed, January 27, 2021 | 13:56
Busy year, hopefully, ahead for South Korean football
Busy year, hopefully, ahead for South Korean football
Son Heung-min started 2021 as he finished 2020 by scoring in the English Premier League - the South Korean netted against Leeds United, Saturday. It was the forward's goal number 100 for the London club and helped it to a 3-0 win. It was another strike that was set up by England star Harry Kane and suggested that there is another interesting year ahead for Asia's biggest socc...
2021-01-05 15:10
New coach says FC Seoul belong in K League's top tier
New coach says FC Seoul belong in K League's top tier
FC Seoul finished in a disappointing ninth place among 12 clubs in the K League 1 in 2020, just a year after ranking in third place. And their new head coach, Park Jin-sup, is determined to take them back to the upper echelon, because that's where he thinks FC Seoul belong.
2021-01-04 17:32
Son Heung-min scores 100th goal with Tottenham
Son Heung-min scores 100th goal with Tottenham
Son Heung-min has scored his 100th goal as a member of Tottenham Hotspur. The South Korean star reached the century mark in a 3-0 victory over Leeds United in a Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday.
2021-01-03 09:41
K League football MVP poised to join Chinese club
K League football MVP poised to join Chinese club
The 2020 South Korean football MVP Son Jun-ho is on the verge of joining a Chinese club, sources said Wednesday. They said Son, a gritty defensive midfielder for the K League 1 champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, has agreed to a deal with Shandong Luneng Taishan of the Chinese Super League, and the two sides are hammering out final details. The sources added Son will command a ...
2020-12-30 15:27
Despite disruption, 2020 was exciting for Korean football
Despite disruption, 2020 was exciting for Korean football
It goes without saying that it has been a tough year for everyone but, overall, it has been a relatively good one for South Korean soccer. OK, the national team has not played a competitive game in 2020 and qualification for the 2022 World Cup should be almost finished by now but we still have some distance before we reach the halfway point but there has been plenty of action...
2020-12-27 15:52
COVID-19 forces FIFA to postpone U-20, U-17 World Cups
COVID-19 forces FIFA to postpone U-20, U-17 World Cups
FIFA has postponed next year's U-20 World Cup in Indonesia and U-17 tournament in Peru until 2023 due to coronavirus. "The Covid-19 pandemic continues to present challenges for the hosting of international sporting events and to have a restrictive effect on international travel, explained football's governing body in a statement on its website. "The global situation has faile...
2020-12-25 20:45
Ex-national football coach Hong Myung-bo takes over K League's Ulsan
Ex-national football coach Hong Myung-bo takes over K League's Ulsan
South Korean football icon Hong Myung-bo was named the new head coach for the Asian club champions Ulsan Hyundai FC on Thursday. Ulsan, fresh off their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League title, said Hong will be their 11th head coach. Terms and financial details of the deal weren't disclosed.
2020-12-24 15:08
  • Asian champions Ulsan to kick off FIFA Club World Cup in 2nd round
South Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu to run unopposed in bid for 3rd term
South Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu to run unopposed in bid for 3rd term
Chung Mong-gyu is on course for a third term as the head of the Korea Football Association (KFA), with no other candidate fielded in next month's election, the organization said Thursday. Chung, its president since 2013, is the only candidate who has thrown a hat in the election scheduled for Jan. 6, 2021, according to the KFA. The deadline to register as candidates was 6 p.m...
2020-12-24 11:51
Asian champions Ulsan to kick off FIFA Club World Cup in 2nd round
Asian champions Ulsan to kick off FIFA Club World Cup in 2nd round
The Asian champions Ulsan Hyundai FC will begin their journey toward a FIFA club title on Feb. 4 next year in Qatar, according to a FIFA timetable released Thursday. The annual tournament features winners of regional club tournaments in Asia, Africa, Europe, North and Central America, and South America, and the host country's national champions take on the Oceania champions i...
2020-12-24 11:13
  • Ex-national football coach Hong Myung-bo takes over K League's Ulsan
FIFA World Cup hero Lee Young-pyo named CEO of K League's Gangwon
FIFA World Cup hero Lee Young-pyo named CEO of K League's Gangwon
Former World Cup star Lee Young-pyo will embark on a new career as an administrator. Gangwon FC of the K League 1 announced Tuesday that Lee, 43, will be their new CEO. He was nominated for the position on Dec. 8, and his candidacy was approved at a board meeting on Tuesday in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, 85 kilometers east of Seoul.
2020-12-22 14:56
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