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[Newsmaker] Tottenham's Son Heung-min becomes all-time S. Korean scoring leader in Europe
Son Heung-min now stands alone at the top of the South Korean scoring list in European club football history. Son was playing with a heavy heart, after his hard tackle on Everton's Andre Gomes led t...
Nov 7, 2019
S. Korea fall to N. Korea in women‘s youth football tournament
North Korea beat South Korea 3-1 to reach the championship final of a regional women‘s football tournament in Thailand on Wednesday. Kim Kyoung-yong scored twice and Pak Il-gyong added another, a...
Nov 6, 2019
S. Korea reach quarterfinals at FIFA U-17 World Cup
South Korea have advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time in 10 years. Forward Choi Min-seo netted the lone goal as South Korea defeated Angola 1-0 in the round of...
S. Korean coach Park Hang-seo signs extension with Vietnamese nat'l football team
Park Hang-seo, South Korean coach for the Vietnamese men's national football team, has signed a lucrative extension to stay with the upstart program, Park's agency said Tuesday. DJ Management said f...
Nov 5, 2019
S. Korea nat'l football coach looking to help inconsolable Son Heung-min after injury-causing foul
That Son Heung-min was called up on Monday for South Korea's two international matches in November isn't a surprise at all. Whether he'll be in the proper mindset for them is another matter. Son, fo...
Nov 4, 2019
[Graphic News] Son Heung-min nominated for 2019 Ballon d‘Or
South Korean soccer sensation Son Heung-min has been shortlisted for the 2019 Ballon d’Or award. France Football announced the 30 candidates, which include Lionel Messi, Cristian Ronaldo and Virgi...
Oct 23, 2019
Son Heung-min equals S. Korean scoring mark in Europe
With a pair of goals in a key victory, Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min has equaled the South Korean scoring mark in European football. Son netted two goals in Tottenham's 5-0 rout of Red Star Belg...
Son Heung-min nominated for 2019 Ballon d'Or
South Korean football star Son Heung-min has been nominated for the world's top player award for 2019. Son was the only Asian player on the list of 30 nominees for the Ballon d'Or Award, presented b...
Oct 22, 2019
KBS cancels plan to broadcast footage of inter-Korean football match
South Korean public broadcaster KBS said Thursday it canceled a plan to broadcast a prerecorded video of this week's inter-Korean World Cup qualifier football match in Pyongyang after its arrival fro...
Oct 17, 2019
Son Heung-min: S. Korea lucky to escape unscathed from World Cup qualifier vs. N. Korea
The biggest takeaway for Son Heung-min from South Korea's World Cup qualifying match against North Korea was how physical his opponents played. South Korea and North Korea played to a scoreless draw...
Swedish diplomat offers glimpse into crowdless 'Korean Derby' in World Cup qualifying
If you were dying to find out more about the World Cup qualifying match between the two Koreas Tuesday evening that didn't have a live broadcast, the Twitter page for Joachim Bergstrom would have que...
Oct 16, 2019
S. Korea held scoreless by N. Korea in chippy World Cup qualifier
South Korea were held to a scoreless draw by North Korea in their World Cup qualifying match in Pyongyang on Tuesday, a much-anticipated showdown that left fans both in and out of the communist count...
Oct 15, 2019
Koreas meet in historic World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang
A historic World Cup qualifying soccer match in Pyongyang between North Korea and South Korea has been cast into media darkness in the South, with the North keeping out rival reporters and spectators...
N. Korea promises to provide S. Korea with footage of Pyongyang World Cup qualifier
North Korea agreed to provide South Korea with a video of an inter-Korean World Cup qualifier to be held Tuesday in Pyongyang, a unification ministry official said, after Seoul's push to televise the...
Koreas set to clash in Pyongyang in much-anticipated World Cup qualifier
In one of the most anticipated football matches of the year in Asia, South Korea and North Korea will square off in Pyongyang in a crucial World Cup qualifying match this week. The kickoff for the G...
Oct 14, 2019