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 [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea have reportedly appointed former Bundesliga top scorer Jorn Andersen to lead their national football team, Norwegian media reported on Wednesday (local time). According to Norway’s state broadcaster NRK, Andersen signed a one-year contract with North Korea. His family told NRK that the 53-year-old coach had been in the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Former national football head coach Hong Myung-bo has joined a Chinese club, becoming the latest South Korean coach in the top-flight Chinese competition. Hangzhou Greentown FC announced that they have signed Hong to a two-year contract, ending weeks of speculation on the coach’s future. He reportedly traveled to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – By all accounts, the South Korean men’s national football team enjoyed a successful 2015, winning 16 out of 20 matches against only one loss and three draws. In 17 of those matches, South Korea didn’t allow a goal. South Korea have won all six matches so far in the [...]
SUWON, CHUNCHEON, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – With tension growing after the renewal of hostilities between the two Koreas, parents of youth soccer players who went to North Korea are viewing the most recent developments with increasing worry. The 2015 International Youth U-15 (under 15) soccer tournament will take place at Rungnado Stadium in Pyeongyang, [...]
“The key was to show our organization and cohesion, and the players did that with a great deal of energy. If we keep playing as we did today, we shouldn’t experience problems the rest of the tournament.” “I was most satisified with the way everyone kept pushing forward with a winning mentality. It wasn’t just [...]
“In order to become a good soccer player, you need to be able to enjoy the game instead of being obsessed with winning. If you can do it, you can improve your skill and stamina.” “Investment in youth soccer will ultimately upgrade the quality of professional soccer players. It is of utmost importance to strike [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Koreans are well-known for their love of soccer. And the country is also infamous for making malicious comments on the Internet, whoever the target will be; in fact, many suicides of Korean celebrities were caused — if not largely — by stress from such malicious comments online. However, there [...]
LONDON, September 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Global financial trading company TradeNext have launched their Search For An Asian Football Star initiative to discover talented young Asian footballers in the UK. “The UK is home to more than three million people of South Asian origin.” Search For An Asian Football Star (SFAAFS) will offer more than 500 [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Surely no one would have anticipated a 7-1 defeat from the hosting side in none other than the semi-final game of the Brazil World Cup. Well, there are, in fact, a few who have not only seen the almost unforeseeable result, but bet on it, and won a colossal [...]