SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — After barely avoiding relegation to the second division, nine-time K League 1 champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors announced Monday they have parted ways with head coach Kim Do-heon. Jeonbuk said the two sides mutually agreed to terminate the deal, after Kim coached the club for the final 24 matches of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, the reigning South Korean professional football champions, also have the league’s largest payroll and own its five highest-paid players, data showed Friday. The K League, operators of the professional competitions, released salary data on 11 clubs in the first-division K League Classic, excluding the military club [...]
WANJU, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pro football’s all-time leading scorer said Thursday he plans to keep playing next season, even as he approaches his 40s. Lee Dong-gook, who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the K League Classic, said he is considering playing next season. The 38-year-old striker is a [...]