SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will set up their winter training camp in Turkey later this month to prepare for the 2018 FIFA WorldCup, the national football governing body said Wednesday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the men’s national football team will train in Antalya, Turkey, from Jan. 22 to Feb. 4. “We originally considered … Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates as our winter training [...]
SUWON, South Korea, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean football icon Park Ji-sung said Friday that he will devote himself to his new job as the chief of the country’s youth football program with his European experience. Park was named the Korea Football Association’s youth strategy department chief last month. It was the first [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean football icon Park Ji-sung will attend the 2018 FIFA World Cup draw ceremony in Russia later this week, a source close to the former player said Tuesday. The source said Park will attend the draw for the 2018 World Cup at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s football governing body on Tuesday said it will give Guus Hiddink an official position on the men’s national team, though his exact role will be decided later. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said its technical committee decided to speak with Hiddink first before deciding on his role [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean organizers of the FIFA U-20 World Cup said Tuesday they made nearly 6 billion won (US$5.2 million) in profit from this year’s youth football tournament. The local organizing committee for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, led by Korea Football Association (KFA) President Chung Mong-gyu, said it [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Presiding over the most successful stretch of South Korean football ever, Guus Hiddink on the sidelines throughout the 2002 FIFA World Cup was a figure of stability, charisma, and most importantly, trust. Trust in the national football team has always been in somewhat short supply in the “Be the [...]
“[The final selection process] is open for everyone. When organizing the national team, it is of special importance to strike an ideal balance between experienced players and young energetic ones. We need more passionate, eager players right now.” “I am aware of criticism directed to certain players lingering since the World Cup. At the center [...]