SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The nine-time South Korean football champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors announced Tuesday former Premier League tactician Gus Poyet will be their new head coach. Poyet, the 57-year-old from Uruguay, most recently coached the Greece men’s national team from 2022 to 2024. He was also interviewed for the South Korean men’s national [...]
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, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Incheon United have been relegated to the second division in South Korean football for the first time in club history, after narrowly avoiding the fate in recent years. Incheon lost to Daejeon Hana Citizen FC 2-1 in their penultimate match of the K League 1 season on Sunday, which [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Former Premier League star Jesse Lingard attributes his successful adaptation to Korean football to FC Seoul manager Kim Gi-dong’s stern early-season guidance. Speaking at a media day event at GS Champions Park in Guri on October 30, Lingard praised Kim’s deep understanding of football and his clear tactical approach to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Jesse Lingard, the former England international now playing for FC Seoul, has expressed deep concern over the state of soccer pitches in South Korea, calling the situation “serious” following a recent K League 1 match. Lingard, who spent much of his career on the manicured fields of the English Premier [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Stuck in a lost season, once-mighty Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors have assured themselves of a spot in the bottom half of the K League 1 for the first time in club history. Jeonbuk played FC Seoul to a goalless draw at home, Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, some 190 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Gangwon FC’s teenage sensation Yang Min-hyeok has been voted South Korean football’s best player for July, becoming the first rookie ever to earn the top monthly prize. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) said Tuesday that Yang, 18, beat three other candidates for the Player of the Month [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Gangwon FC continued their torrid pace in the top domestic football league over the weekend, setting a club record for wins in a season while opening up a four-point lead atop the tables. Gangwon defeated Gwangju FC 3-2 on Sunday at home in Gangneung, some 160 kilometers east of [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Former Manchester United and current FC Seoul midfielder Jesse Lingard will miss an upcoming exhibition match against Tottenham Hotspur due to an injury, officials announced Tuesday. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) unveiled the final 22-man squad for “Team K League” that will take on Spurs on July [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The top South Korean-born scorer in the K League 1 this season will soon switch clubs. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors said Monday they are close to acquiring Suwon FC forward Lee Seung-woo. A club official said the deal will be formally announced once Lee passes his physical. Lee, 26, announced [...]