SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Global football icon Cristiano Ronaldo will lead Juventus in a summer exhibition match in Seoul. The K League, which governs professional football in South Korea, announced Wednesday its All-Star team will host the Italian Serie A champions at 8 p.m. on July 26 at Seoul World Cup Stadium. Ronaldo [...]
UIJEONGBU, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — On the morning of Tuesday, a special football tournament was held at the National Football Center in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. Four protection authorities, including Rothem Youth School, are the authority for teenagers who have been consigned to be under protection for their misdeeds. The Uijeongbu District Court has been [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — History shows that when politics meets football, something bad happens. South Korea’s Gyeongnam FC recently learned that lesson the hard way, even though they weren’t the main actors in the story. Gyeongnam, last year’s runners-up in the top-tier K League 1, were penalized by the nation’s pro football league [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football club Gyeongnam FC were penalized by the nation’s pro football league operator Tuesday after they failed to stop a political party campaigning inside their home stadium last week. The K League discipline committee meted out a fine of 20 million won (US$17,590) against Gyeongnam for not [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football club Incheon United said Wednesday they’ve signed Vietnamese forward Nguyen Cong Phuong on loan. The K League 1 club said Cong Phuong agreed to a one-year loan deal and will join the team from Vietnamese side Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Cong Phuong has been one of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Vietnamese men’s national football team and the U-23 football team led by South Korean head coach Park Hang-seo are entering the world stage following a series of outstanding performances at multiple international championships. According to Vietnamese media, Luong Xuan Truong, captain of the Vietnamese U-23 national football team, [...]
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 [...]
SANCHEONG, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Sancheong County in South Gyeongsang Province announced on Wednesday that it had nominated Park Hang-seo as an honorary ambassador for the county. Park, who became national hero for his success as the head coach of Vietnam national men’s football team, was visiting his hometown for the South Korean Lunar [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Vietnam national football team head coach Park Hang-seo said Tuesday his side had a lucky run at the continental tournament in the United Arab Emirates. Park returned to his homeland South Korea for a vacation with his family after leading Vietnam at the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian [...]
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 [...]