SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — David Beckham will visit South Korea next month for a corporate event, officials in Seoul said Monday. AIA, the pan-Asian insurance group, will bring the 42-year-old retired football star to Seoul on Sept. 20 as its global ambassador. During his stay, Beckham will attend promotional events by the insurance [...]
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. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A second division club in the South Korean football league on Thursday was ordered to play its next home match behind closed doors after its supporters’ violent behavior. The disciplinary committee of the K League decided that Bucheon FC will have to play their home match against Asan [...]
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 [...]
JEONJU, South Korea, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Making further progress to market its ambitious fusion sport, the South Korean city of Jeonju will begin sales of “drone soccer balls” starting in April. The idea was first announced in September of last year when city officials said they would present a new sport dubbed ‘drone [...]
CHANGSHA, China, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Ten thousand Chinese police officers will be present at a football stadium here for security reasons when South Korea and China play their World Cup qualifying match this week, the national football governing body said Wednesday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the Chinese authorities have decided to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Spanish footballer David Villa visited Korea for the launch of a football academy that will serve as a platform to help young children develop personal values through football. “My life has been all about football,” Villa said at a press conference in Seoul on Tuesday announcing the launch of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean star Son Heung-min was named the Premier League’s Player of the Month for September on Friday, becoming the first Asian winner of the honors. The league announced on its website that Son beat out Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne, Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana, Everton striker [...]
JEONJU, South Korea, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeonju announced Thursday that it will be presenting “Drone Soccer”– a collaborative product between drone manufacturers and the city’s carbon industry. While the city sees drones as a potential growth industry of the future, the carbon industry has been the signature enterprise of Jeonju for the past [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Shinsegae Group’s integrated online shopping mall, SSG.com, announced Tuesday the launch of H.M SON, a new brand named after top Korean soccer star Son Heung-min. The brand title H.M SON was taken directly from the Tottenham striker’s English initials, and the brand’s logo was inspired by the pentagons on soccer [...]