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Mon, December 9, 2019 | 05:47

Busan IPark promoted to K League 1 for 2020

Busan IPark promoted to K League 1 for 2020

Four years after getting relegated to the second division in South Korean football, Busan IPark earned a promotion back to the top-flight K League 1 on Sunday.Brazilian forward Romulo converted a 77th-minute penalty, as Busan defeated Gyeongnam FC 2-0 in the second leg of the K League promotion-relegation playoff on the road at Changwon Football Center in Changwon, 400 kilome...

2019-12-08 22:05

'Son-aldo!': Mourinho salutes South Korean's wonder-goal

'Son-aldo!': Mourinho salutes South Korean's wonder-goal

Jose Mourinho hailed Son Heung-min's wonder-strike in Tottenham's 5-0 thrashing of Burnley as the best goal he has seen since an equally stunning effort from Brazilian legend Ronaldo.On the day he was presented with the AFC Asian International Player of the Year award by compatriot Park Ji-sung, Son underlined his place among the game's elite with arguably the greatest goal o...

2019-12-08 17:31

2019 not yet over for South Korea

2019 not yet over for South Korea

The South Korea national team still has a little soccer to play this year in the guise of the East Asian Cup. This is not the biggest of deals in a year that has included the Asian Cup and the start of qualification for the 2022 World Cup, but it is a useful exercise for coach Paulo Bento. The four-nation tournament starts on Tuesday when Japan takes on China in Busan with th...

2019-12-08 17:22

1st S. Korean woman to reach Spanish football league wants to blaze trail

1st S. Korean woman to reach Spanish football league wants to blaze trail

As the first South Korean female football player to sign with a Spanish club, national team defender Jang Sel-gi hopes she'll soon start seeing more of her countrywomen in the European country.

2019-12-06 15:59

Man Utd inflict first Spurs defeat on Mourinho as Liverpool romp clear

Man Utd inflict first Spurs defeat on Mourinho as Liverpool romp clear

Jose Mourinho endured an unhappy return to Manchester United as Marcus Rashford struck twice in a 2-1 defeat for Tottenham while Liverpool maintained their eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League, putting five goals past Everton.

2019-12-05 15:49

Messi wins sixth Ballon d'Or as Rapinoe takes women's prize

Messi wins sixth Ballon d'Or as Rapinoe takes women's prize

Lionel Messi said he hoped to carry on undimmed by age after claiming a record sixth men's Ballon d'Or award at the age of 32 in Paris on Monday, while USA World Cup superstar Megan Rapinoe took the women's prize.

2019-12-03 16:52

End nears for Dejan, K League's best ever import

End nears for Dejan, K League's best ever import

It would be sad indeed if the K League has seen the last of Dejan Damjanovic. The veteran striker has been released by Suwon Bluewings and is currently without a club but surely not for long. There are plenty in Asia and elsewhere who are interested in this evergreen 38-year-old. I interviewed the Montenegrin striker shortly after he arrived in South Korea back in 2007. He jo...

2019-12-01 17:48

Alli double sends Mourinho's Tottenham up to fifth

Alli double sends Mourinho's Tottenham up to fifth

Jose Mourinho's perfect start as Tottenham manager stretched to three games as Spurs saw off Bournemouth 3-2 thanks to Dele Alli's double on Saturday. Recovering Alli's form of old was one of Mourinho's stated priorities when taking charge last week and it is already paying dividends as the England international has now scored three times in three games under Mourinho.

2019-12-01 17:13

Trailblazer Rapinoe eyes honors sweep at Ballon d'Or

Trailblazer Rapinoe eyes honors sweep at Ballon d'Or

Megan Rapinoe will complete an unprecedented clean sweep of honors on Monday if the trailblazing World Cup star and feminist icon adds the Women's Ballon d'Or to her collection of accolades.The 34-year-old striker was the star of this year's Women's World Cup, scoring six goals as the United States successfully defended the title won in 2015.

2019-12-01 17:12

Pim Verbeek: Former coach and eternal friend of South Korea, passes away

Pim Verbeek: Former coach and eternal friend of South Korea, passes away

Thursday was a sad day for South Korean soccer as Pim Verbeek passed away in his Netherlands home surrounded by his family.

Kim Se-jeong | 2019-11-29 16:17

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