SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Deuces will be wild in the final of the top national football tournament at the end of November, when two regional rivals in the top-flight K League 1 will clash for supremacy. Ulsan HD FC and Pohang Steelers will square off in the one-and-done final of the Korea Cup [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean players Seol Young-woo and Kim Hye-ri have been nominated for the top individual honors in Asian football, with Seoul set to host the ceremony next week. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) unveiled the list of candidates for the AFC Annual Awards late Tuesday. The Grand Peace Palace [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Portuguese coaches will join the staff for the South Korean men’s national football team. The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced Wednesday that Joao Aroso and Tiago Maia will work alongside head coach Hong Myung-bo for the Taegeuk Warriors. Aroso, 51, will be serving as the top assistant coach [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Global K-pop stars NewJeans will perform during the halftime of a preseason football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich in Seoul next month, the match organizer said Thursday. Coupang Play, the South Korean streaming platform, announced the five-piece girl group as the halftime performer for the second match [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Park Joo-ho, a former South Korean national soccer team player, has ignited a firestorm of controversy by alleging irregularities in the recent selection process for the national team’s head coach. Park, who served on the Korea Football Association’s (KFA) technical committee responsible for choosing the new coach, made his claims [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A two-goal advantage evaporated in the second half, along with their hopes of getting out of the cellar, as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors settled for a 2-2 draw against Daejeon Hana Citizen in a battle between the two worst clubs in the top South Korean football league over the weekend. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — With the second round of the World Cup qualification in the books, South Korea will resume their search for the new head coach for the men’s national team. South Korea played their final four matches in the second round of the Asian qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — After South Korea crashed out of the Olympic men’s football qualifying tournament in Qatar on Thursday night, assistant coach Myung Jae-yong blamed the early exit on injuries and absences of key players. South Korea lost to Indonesia 11-10 on penalties after the teams were tied at 2-2 in the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Sitting only one point above last place in the top South Korean football league, Daegu FC named veteran tactician Park Chang-hyeon as their new head coach Tuesday. Park, 57, replaces Choi Won-kwon, who stepped down last week to take the fall for the club’s sluggish start. Park, who had [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea defeated Japan 1-0 in their final group stage match at the Olympic men’s football qualifiers in Qatar on Monday, extending their winning streak to three as they gear up for the knockout phase. Substitute Kim Min-woo headed home the match’s lone goal in the 75th minute of [...]