SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football player Lee Kang-in said Wednesday he has apologized to the men’s national team captain Son Heung-min in person in London over their scuffle during a recent tournament, while also thanking the veteran player for accepting his apology with open arms. Lee, the 23-year-old midfielder for Paris [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean football federation on Wednesday confirmed a British media report that South Korea captain Son Heung-min had injured his finger in a dustup with teammates on the eve of the country’s shock loss at the top Asian tournament last week. The Sun reported Tuesday (British local time) [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — By staging improbable late comebacks to reach the last four at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Qatar, South Korea earned the moniker “zombie football.” In moments when their chances of winning seemed all but gone, the Taegeuk Warriors refused to die and came back to unlikely [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — With fewer days of rest than their opponents going in, South Korea’s quarterfinal match against Australia at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Qatar will likely present a major physical challenge for the Taegeuk Warriors. Jurgen Klinsmann, South Korea’s head coach, thinks his players’ mental preparation will [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A new offside technology that made its FIFA World Cup debut last year in Qatar will be implemented at the top Asian men’s football tournament for the first time next month in the same country, the continental football governing body has said. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced Tuesday [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea took a huge leap in the latest FIFA rankings released Thursday, despite their early elimination from a recent continental competition. South Korea jumped 15 spots to tie for 38th place with Iceland. Coached by Paulo Bento, South Korea fell to Qatar 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the [...]
ABU DHABI, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea crashed out of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in the quarterfinals on Friday with a 1-0 loss to Qatar. Abdelaziz Hatim’s goal in the 78th minute was all Qatar needed to shock South Korea at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, as the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday selected the venues that will host matches for the top Asian football tournament in the event that the country wins its bid to stage the event in 2023. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said eight cities — Suwon, Goyang, Hwaseong, Cheonan, Jeonju, Gwangju, Busan and [...]
“It was very hard for us to lose the final after coming back into the game after going a goal down. After a long tournament, the players tried hard and got us back in the game inside the 90 minutes.” “It’s a shame that we lost the final because the way we played showed that [...]
“The key was to show our organization and cohesion, and the players did that with a great deal of energy. If we keep playing as we did today, we shouldn’t experience problems the rest of the tournament.” “I was most satisified with the way everyone kept pushing forward with a winning mentality. It wasn’t just [...]