SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe said Tuesday he will do “everything I can” to put the club’s new South Korean signing, Park Seung-soo, into their preseason game on Park’s home soil this week. Newcastle United will take on Team K League, made up of All-Stars from the top [...]
SAMCHEOK, South Korea, July 24 (Yonhap) — The eastern South Korean city of Samcheok and the Premier League giants Manchester City announced Thursday they have reached an agreement aimed at enhancing youth football development and coach education. According to Samcheok, located in the southernmost part of Gangwon Province on the east coast, the partnership deal [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Ulsan HD FC defender Kim Young-gwon has been picked as a reserve for a team of the South Korean league All-Stars in a summer exhibition match against Newcastle United. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) on Tuesday announced a list of 10 reserves for Team K League for [...]
YONGIN, South Korea, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea came up short of winning their sixth East Asian men’s football title at home Tuesday after losing to Japan 1-0 in the finale. Ryo Germain scored the match’s lone goal in the eighth minute of the teams’ final contest at the East Asian Football Federation [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors forward Andrea Compagno has been named the top player in South Korean football for the month of June. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Tuesday that Compagno beat out three candidates for the Player of the Month award, extending Jeonbuk’s winning streak in this [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — On the eve of a high-stakes rival match against Japan at the ongoing regional football tournament, South Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo said Monday his players should try to enjoy the experience. South Korea, world No. 23, and Japan, ranked 17th, will square off in the final match of [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan pounded Hong Kong 6-1 to begin their title defense at the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Football Championship in South Korea on Tuesday. Ryo Germain scored four times in his first match for Japan, while Sho Inagaki and Sota Nakamura added a goal apiece for the convincing [...]
YONGIN, South Korea, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The host country South Korea handled China 3-0 to open an East Asian men’s football tournament Monday. Lee Dong-gyeong, Joo Min-kyu and Kim Ju-sung scored a goal apiece as South Korea kicked off the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Football Championship with a comfortable win on [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo said Friday he was looking forward to leading a youthful squad at the upcoming regional tournament on home soil. Jo, 33, is the second-oldest player on South Korea’s 26-man squad for the East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football Championship. The host South Korea [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Pohang Steelers announced their acquisition of veteran midfielder Ki Sung-yueng on Thursday, finalizing a controversial transfer that had been several days in the making. Pohang said Ki, 36, should shore up their midfield corps with his skills and high football IQ on the field and leadership off the pitch. [...]