SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — FIFA has informed the South Korean football federation that it respects the national body’s decision to let a local club off the hook following a registration mishap, officials here said Thursday. In addition, FIFA left the door open for the punishment of Gwangju FC of the K League 1 [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea’s ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup already secured, head coach Hong Myung-bo said Monday he will make lineup changes to close out the qualification campaign. South Korea will host Kuwait at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. Tuesday to wrap up Group B play [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Thursday it has received notification from FIFA that proceedings regarding a registration ban on Gwangju FC have concluded. According to the KFA, FIFA confirmed receipt of US$3,000 from the local club for solidarity contributions related to their signing of forward Jasir Asani from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Presidents of the international and Asian football governing bodies congratulated the South Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu on his recent reelection, the sport’s national federation said Friday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean champions Ulsan HD FC will be in Pot 3 in this week’s draw for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup, along with clubs from Africa, the North, Central America and Caribbean region and South America. FIFA announced procedures for the expanded Club World Cup on Wednesday, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea dropped a spot to No. 23 in the latest FIFA men’s rankings released on Friday. According to FIFA, South Korea fell to No. 23 with 1,585.45 points, down from 1,589.93 points. South Korea had a win and a draw in their two most recent matches, beating Kuwait [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — FIFA has warned the Korea Football Association (KFA) of possible sanctions for violating its obligation to operate independently, in light of an ongoing probe by the sports ministry. A FIFA official confirmed to Yonhap News Agency on Thursday that the global football body had sent a letter to the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — China has informed the top international and Asian football bodies of its recent decision to ban South Korean player Son Jun-ho for life over match-fixing charges, the sport’s national football body in Seoul said Thursday. An official for the Korea Football Association (KFA) said the Chinese Football Association (CFA) [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football star Son Heung-min appeared on the first page of the caricature of the captains posted by FIFA on social media to celebrate the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. FIFA posted on Monday caricatures of the captains of 32 World Cup squads on its official [...]
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 [...]