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Tottenham's Son scores in last game, ranked 26th in Europe

Top Korean striker Son Heung-min, 25, scored in his last game of this season's English Premier League Tuesday. In more good news for the Tottenham Hotspur attacker, U.K.-based Sky Sports ranked him 26th and the only Asian in the list of the top 100 players in Europe's five major leagues.

Football | 2017-12-27 13:52

After tumultuous season, Korean football hopes to turn the page

It has been an up and down year for Korean football. At one point the gloom was gathering around the peninsula but the national team has helped shine a little light on the Land of the Morning Calm. The K-League is still showing few signs of throwing off the staleness that has weighed it down over the past few years. The fact that the average attendance in Asia’s oldest profes...

Football | 2017-12-24 16:47

Son's military duty stirs debate

There is no question Tottenham Hotspur’s forward Son Heung-min is in his prime years. Spurred by his four-game goal-scoring streak last week, Son has already bagged eight goals this season - five in the Premier League and three in the UEFA Champions League.

Football | 2017-12-17 16:56

Korea looks to end 2017 with sweet win over bitter rival

Another chapter in one of the world’s biggest football rivalries will be played out on Saturday evening in Tokyo as South Korea takes on Japan in the final game of the 2017 East Asian Championships. If the Taeguk Warriors want to take the trophy they won in 2015 back to Seoul then they are going to have to win at the Ajinomoto Stadium. The prize is not that important -- few r...

Football | 2017-12-15 16:32

Colombian soccer player gets five-game ban for racist gesture to Korean

Colombian soccer player Edwin Cardona received a five-match suspension for a racist gesture toward a Korean opponent during a match on Nov. 10. “Cardona has received a five-match suspension on the basis of art. 58 par. 1a) of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, with the suspension to be served during the upcoming friendly matches of the Colombian representative team, as well as a sta...

Football | 2017-12-14 14:00

S. Korea beats N. Korea 1-0

South Korea defeated North Korea 1-0, Wednesday, in the second round of the 2017 East Asian Championship in Tokyo. Games between these two teams are usually turgid affairs and while this was better than most, it was not exactly a roller-coaster ride full of wild excitement.

Football | 2017-12-12 21:49

S. Korea loses to N. Korea in East Asian Championship football

Any hopes that South Korea’s women could win the 2017 East Asian Championship in were officially ended Monday with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of North Korea in Chiba, Japan. After losing 3-2 to the hosts three days previously, the Taeguk Ladies had to beat the North to stay in the hunt. That had happened just once in 18 previous meetings and never really looked like happening ...

Football | 2017-12-11 21:42

S. Korea, China end in 2-2 draw in East Asian Championship

South Korea opened the 2017 East Asian Championships with a 2-2 draw against China on Saturday in Tokyo, letting a 2-1 lead slip late in the game. The Taegeuk Warriors move on to a game with North Korea, Tuesday before a final test in this round-robin tournament comes against host Japan, Saturday.

Football | 2017-12-10 17:45

South Korea, China play out 2-2 draw in East Asian football tournament

South Korea blew a 2-1 lead late in the second half and settled for one point to kick off the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Football Championship at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo. South Korea will next face North Korea on Tuesday, and then close out the four-nation competition with a match against Japan next Saturday. All matches will be at Ajinomoto Stadium. South K...

Football | 2017-12-10 10:30

Nat'l football team coach under pressure in Tokyo

Shin Tae-yong has had a busy few months since taking over as South Korea’s football head coach in July. He secured qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Uzbekistan in September, played warm-up games in Europe in October, did the same at home in November and last week was in Moscow for the World Cup draw to find out the opposition for the big event next summer.

Football | 2017-12-09 15:27

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