SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun said Thursday his country should benchmark Germany to develop the sport in a healthy way. Cha, arguably South Korea’s best footballer ever, said he believes that the men’s national football team can overcome its current crisis by learning from Germany, the defending FIFA [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea have reportedly appointed former Bundesliga top scorer Jorn Andersen to lead their national football team, Norwegian media reported on Wednesday (local time). According to Norway’s state broadcaster NRK, Andersen signed a one-year contract with North Korea. His family told NRK that the 53-year-old coach had been in the [...]
“I think we were too loose (in the first half). We weren’t 100 percent prepared mentally. One small play led to another, and the problems just kept snowballing. But we were able to bear down in the second half and played with better focus, which I think led to a good result.” - Son Heung-min, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — News reports said that Kim Jong-un, the strongman of the world’s most intriguing hermit kingdom, North Korea, is, interestingly, an avid fan of Manchester United and its superstar Wayne Rooney. Some of Britain’s local news sources including Manchester’s local newspaper, “Manchester Evening News” and “Mirror” reported on August 27 that Kim [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time as a Korean company, Sportizen acquired a professional soccer club in Europe. The news excited soccer fans of Korea who can’t wait to see the club working as a platform for young Korean players to take their chance in Europe. Sportizen, Korea’s sports marketing firm, announced that it [...]