SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Players set to participate in Asian club football tournaments starting this month said Thursday they will try to make South Korea and the domestic league proud. Ulsan HD FC, Gangwon FC and FC Seoul of the K League 1 will play in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard has earned his first Player of the Month award in the top South Korean league. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Tuesday that Lingard, midfielder and captain for FC Seoul, held off three candidates for the Player of the Month honor [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The three-time defending South Korean football champions Ulsan HD FC announced Tuesday they have hired Shin Tae-yong as their new head coach. Shin, who coached the South Korean men’s national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, will be coaching in the K League 1 for the first time [...]
SUWON, South Korea, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The top goal scorer in the South Korean league this season will get to test his mettle against a Premier League opponent on his home soil Wednesday. Jeon Jin-woo of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors will be among the starting forwards for Team K League, a squad made up [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — It is not often that K League players get to face stars from European clubs. And when the chosen few of Team K League, selected by fans and coaches, go up against Newcastle United on Wednesday, head coach Kim Pan-gon wants them to capitalize on that opportunity. “I think [...]
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 [...]
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 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, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — After learning Monday morning that he had made the South Korean men’s national team for the upcoming set of World Cup qualifying matches, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors forward Jeon Jin-woo had to do a double take. The 25-year-old, who leads the K League 1 with 10 goals this year, simply [...]
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 [...]