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South Korea's U-23 football team departs for Asian Games in Indonesia

South Korea's under-23 national football team departed for Indonesia on Saturday to start their Asian Games title defense

Football | 2018-08-11 16:55

Past social media comments that can be haunting

Social media, one of the optimal tools for communication between people, happens to be an equalizing one as well. It allows celebrities and ordinary people to express and exchange deep thoughts and spur-of-the-moment impulses. However, social media posts, with no expiration dates, can backfire.

Football | 2018-08-10 08:49

Seoul OKs trip by young athletes to Pyongyang for soccer event

South Korea has approved a trip by a group of young athletes to North Korea to take part in an international youth soccer event to be held next week, the unification ministry said Thursday.

Football | 2018-08-09 14:30

Iraqi football hit by age fraud scandals

With players banned from travel, executives sacked and a national squad that just withdrew from the Asian Games, Iraqi football is paying the price for a string of age fraud scandals. Nearly five months ago, FIFA breathed life back into Iraqi football by lifting a three-decade ban on the country's hosting of international matches. But a series of cases of alleged age fraud has put Iraq's international football reputation back into jeopardy, with players and coaches warning that authorities have long turned a blind eye to cheating if it will bring home a win.

Football | 2018-08-07 17:10

Lee Chung-yong's time in England coming to an end

It is a familiar situation for South Korean players who have been seen as surplus to requirements by their European clubs. Do they stick around and try to get a new team in the big leagues, head home or even go elsewhere in the soccer world? Park Ji-sung was the daddy of them all and never returned to Asia. After his seven years with Manchester United, he had quick spells wit...

Football | 2018-08-05 17:03

Uncertainty over Son's future soon to end

On July 31, South Korea's men will start training for the soccer tournament in the 2018 Asian Games though Son Heung-min will not be there. The forward will be in the United States with Tottenham Hotspur. The opposition will be a little more glamorous with pre-season friendly games against Roma, Barcelona and AC Milan.

Football | 2018-07-22 18:44

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

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