SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Already in first place in the top domestic football league, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors moved a step closer to winning the nation’s largest tournament Wednesday. Jeonbuk defeated FC Seoul 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the Korea Cup at Seoul World Cup Stadium in the capital, keeping their domestic double hopes [...]
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 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The host country South Korea added three players each to their men’s and women’s teams for an upcoming regional football tournament Thursday, after the event’s organizers expanded squads to account for hot and humid summer conditions here. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the July 7-16 East Asian Football [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The host country South Korea finalized their men’s and women’s squads for the upcoming East Asian football tournament on Monday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) unveiled the men’s and women’s teams, each featuring 23 players, for the July 7-16 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Football Championship. With the [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will host Paraguay in a men’s football friendly in October as part of their preparation for next year’s FIFA World Cup, officials announced Thursday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the match will be played on Oct. 14, at the end of the Oct. 6-14 FIFA international [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Midfielder Lee Jae-sung has represented South Korea at the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup tournaments, and the 32-year-old would love nothing more than another chance to don the country’s red for the 2026 event. That’s because playing on his sport’s ultimate stage never gets old. “I think any [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea having locked down their World Cup berth early, head coach Hong Myung-bo said Friday he will use the team’s one final qualifying match to test young and unproven players. Hong and the rest of the team received a hero’s welcome home at Incheon International Airport, just [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday forged a partnership with the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) to become the main sponsor of Southeast Asia’s premier men’s national football tournament, the company said. The South Korean automaker said it signed a sponsorship agreement with the AFF at the company’s Indonesia plant in Bekasi, West [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean professional football league said Wednesday it will open disciplinary proceedings against a club owner for his public criticism of officiating. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) said FC Anyang owner Choi Dae-ho, also mayor of Anyang, just south of Seoul, will be subject to a [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A senior South Korean football executive said Wednesday the sport’s national governing body will be in touch with FIFA over a ban on a local club that came to light last week. In his introductory press conference, Kim Seung-hee, executive director of the Korea Football Association (KFA), addressed FIFA’s [...]