SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung has appealed to fans of the Premier League club to stop singing a song referencing Koreans’ dog eating, saying it perpetuates a negative stereotype about his native country. Park, now retired, made his plea on the club’s official podcast, “UTD Podcast,” on Monday. [...]
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, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung will be responsible for South Korea’s youth football policies following the national football governing body’s personnel reshuffle on Wednesday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Park will be chief of its youth football strategy department. The 36-year-old, who hung up his boots in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The symbolic countdown to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics began when the Olympic torch, lit at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, passed into South Korean football legend Park Ji-sung’s hands from those of Greek cross-country skier Apostolos Angelis, the first recipient in a line 7,500 torch bearers-strong. The [...]
OLYMPIA, Greece, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Football star Park Ji-sung became the first South Korean torchbearer for the PyeongChang Winter Games after receiving the flame from Greek cross-country skier Apostolos Angelis at the Pierre de Coubertin Monument on Tuesday. Park, who starred as a midfielder for Manchester United, said on Tuesday he feels honored to [...]
PAJU, South Korea, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Swansea City midfielder Ki Sung-yueng said Friday he is recovering from knee surgery faster than expected ahead of national team duty. Ki arrived home early Friday to join South Korea’s training at the National Football Center in Paju, north of Seoul, where the national players have [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean football legend Park Ji-sung will be named an honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, the event’s organizers said Wednesday. PyeongChang’s organizing committee said Park’s appointment ceremony will take place in Seoul on Friday. Park was one of South Korea’s most iconic football stars until his [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean football icon Park Ji-sung is set to return to Old Trafford after receiving a call-up to play in a testimonial match for a former Manchester United teammate. Michael Carrick on Tuesday (Korean time) posted on his Twitter and Facebook page that Park will take part in his [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – AirAsia, the Malaysian budget airline, launched an enticing promotion with almost free flights from Korea in commemoration of its appointment of football star Park Ji-sung as a new global ambassador. On December 10, AirAsia launched the limited free seats promotion for all direct flights from Korea, excluding airport tax, fuel [...]