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. [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — FC Seoul announced Wednesday they will release veteran midfielder Ki Sung-yueng, granting their former captain his wish to play elsewhere in the top South Korean football league. “We have decided to pause our relationship with Ki Sung-yueng, our franchise star and eternal captain,” FC Seoul said in a statement. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 30 (Korea Bizwre) – South Korea captain Ki Sung-yueng has signed with Newcastle United in the English Premier League, ending a six-year stint with Swansea City. Newcastle announced a two-year deal with the 29-year-old midfielder on Friday (local time), making him the club’s second signing of the summer. They said Ki will join [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Tottenham Hotspur’s attacker Son Heung-min has been named the top South Korean athlete of 2017 in a national survey. Gallup Korea said Tuesday that Son won the support of 38.1 percent of respondents to top national sports figures in its poll of 1,300 South Koreans over the age of [...]
“I’m very proud that Tottenham valued me so much. I’ll show that I’m worth it.” “I always dreamed of playing in the Premier League. I haven’t played yet, so it hasn’t hit me yet. However, I feel good. As so many fans have welcomed me, I had goosebumps when I entered the home turf of [...]