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Fans prefer foreigner to Korean as new national football coach

South Koreans prefer to see a foreign national rather than a homegrown coach take over the men's national football team following this year's FIFA World Cup, a poll showed Friday.

Football | 2018-07-20 13:47

Mix Diskerud: 1st EPL footballer to debut K-League

South Korean football club Ulsan Hyundai said Wednesday they've signed Manchester City midfielder Mix Diskerud on loan.

Football | 2018-07-18 09:43

'Plucky, skillful South Korea that still has hope'

“Plucky, skill and hope” were chosen for South Korea in the Cambridge University Press global study on language in the media as well as perception of the public about their national teams.

Football | 2018-07-17 16:36

Ronaldo to meet Korean football prodigies, train them

The two are Won Tae-hoon and Won Tae-jin, a teenage brother whose talent in football was known to the public recently through a popular TV program. Tae-hoon is known for scoring six a match on average in the domestic youth football league.

Football | 2018-07-13 15:58

Football star Ronaldo to visit Korea July 25

Croatia faces France in World Cup final [PHOTOS]

Croatia's legs seemed heavy, burdened by the accumulated toll of consecutive penalty-kicks wins needed to get this far. England had gone ahead with a free kick just five minutes in, dominated play and appeared headed to its first World Cup final since 1966. Then the second half started and it was as if a different Croatian team had replaced the lethargic one.

Football | 2018-07-12 09:42

Football star Ronaldo to visit Korea July 25

Ronaldo will come to Seoul on July 25 via Japan, according to Sports Khan, a sports and entertainment daily. If the report is true, it will be his first visit to Korea in 11 years since he played in a friendly game here in 2007. The primary goal of his visit is to promote an electronic muscle-building device he has promoted since 2014, the daily reported. He will participate ...

Football | 2018-07-10 16:41

Ronaldo to meet Korean football prodigies, train them

Korea plays familiar post World Cup game

It is a tradition in many countries to look for a new national team coach at the end of a World Cup. After all, this is the end of a soccer cycle and most contracts will be ending this July. South Korea is no different. Well, it is a little different. The contract of coach Shin Tae-yong expires this month. The 49 year-old took the post last July. The 2018 World Cup was a disappointment with defeats at the hands of Sweden and Mexico only somewhat erased by a stunning 2-0 victory over defending champions Germany.

Football | 2018-07-08 17:28

World Cup over; captain Ki starts new chapter in England

Soccer never stops. All but one of South Korea's 23-man roster returned home from the 2018 World Cup to Incheon International Airport on Friday to be greeted by a few hundred fans still buzzing in the afterglow of Wednesday's win over Germany. The tournament did not go as planned with the two defeats to Sweden and Mexico meaning that even beating Germany was not enough to get...

Football | 2018-07-01 17:13

South Korean captain hints at nat'l team retirement

South Korea's national football team captain Ki Sung-yueng on Sunday hinted at international retirement following his country's early exit at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Football | 2018-07-01 16:04

Gropers in Japan take advantage of World Cup crowds

As midnight tolled and Japan moved into the small hours of Friday morning, Issei Izawa had no idea that anything was amiss in the seething crowd of football fans around him in the heart of Tokyo's Shibuya entertainment district. Fans in the shirts and face paint of the Samurai Blue were cheering their team on as Japan played Poland in the final group match of the Russia World...

Football | 2018-07-01 10:18

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