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Footballer Park Jong-woo finally gets his Olympic bronze

South Korean football player Park Jong-woo received his Olympic bronze medal on Friday, six months after he was denied the prize following his controversial celebration at the London Games, officials...

Updated : 2013.02.15 13:27

Cha Du-ri released by German club

Cha Du-ri South Korean footballer Cha Du-ri has been released by his German club, team officials said Thursday. Fortuna Dusseldorf of the Bundesliga, the top-flight German league, announced on its ...

Updated : 2013.02.14 19:05

Korean soccer seeks to reinvent itself

For most, a 30th birthday is a time to think about settling down, starting a family and planning for the future. In short, it is time to grow up. Yet for professional football in South Korea, the st...

Updated : 2013.02.14 19:04

Choi Kang-hee denies his uncertain future affects team

The head coach of the men’s South Korean soccer team on Thursday bristled at the notion that his uncertain future with the club has distracted his players, saying he will not talk about his status du...

Updated : 2013.02.14 19:04

Soccer faces epic fixing fight

ZURICH (AP) ― Soccer is falling under a cloud of suspicion as never before, sullied by a multibillion-dollar web of match-fixing that is corrupting increasingly larger parts of the world’s most popul...

Updated : 2013.02.13 20:08

PSG, Juventus win in Champions League

PSG midfielder Javier Pastore (right) celebrates his goal with teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap News) Ezequiel Lavezzi scored in the 10th minute and Javier Pastore in the 43rd, gi...

Updated : 2013.02.13 20:08

Ronaldo tops soccer rankings; Son enters top 10

LONDON (AP) ― Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo emerged from the shadow of Lionel Messi to top this week’s Associated Press Global Soccer Rankings. The Portuguese forward’s hat trick against Sevilla w...

Updated : 2013.02.13 20:06

Soccer faces epic fight against match-fixing

Soccer is falling under a cloud of suspicion as never before, sullied by a multibillion-dollar web of match-fixing that is corrupting increasingly larger parts of the world's most popular sport. Int...

Updated : 2013.02.12 20:26

Footballer Park Jong-woo to receive long-awaited Olympic medal: IOC

South Korean footballer Park Jong-woo will be awarded his long-awaited Olympic bronze medal, following a ruling by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over his controversial celebration at the ...

Updated : 2013.02.12 20:25

Footballer Park Jong-woo awaiting result after IOC hearing on Olympic celebration

After attending an International Olympic Committee (IOC) disciplinary hearing over his Olympic celebration here Monday, South Korean football player Park Jong-woo said he will calmly await its outcom...

Updated : 2013.02.12 09:13

Man United opens 12-point lead

LONDON (AP) ― Manchester United opened a season-high 12-point lead in the English Premier League, defeating Everton 2-0 Sunday on goals by Ryan Giggs and Robin van Persie. The 40-year-old Giggs bea...

Updated : 2013.02.11 19:57

FA fines Ferguson for implying official was biased

Alex Ferguson (Yonhap) LONDON (AP) _ The English Football Association has fined Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson 12,000 pounds ($18,900) for implying a referee's assistant was motivated by bi...

Updated : 2013.02.09 11:19

A work in progress

Korea head coach Choi Kang-hee looks on during his team’s loss to Croatia. (Yonhap News) South Korean men’s soccer head coach Choi Kang-hee had said his team’s friendly match against Croatia woul...

Updated : 2013.02.07 20:32

Russian ex-inmate stays in Chile for pro soccer

A Russian man who served three years in a Chilean prison for drug trafficking is being allowed to remain in the country to play professional soccer. Twenty-five-year-old Maxim Molokoedov finished hi...

Updated : 2013.02.07 20:31

S. Korea overwhelmed by Croatia in football friendly

South Korea`s Park Chu-young (left) vies for the ball against a Croatian defender on Wednesday. (Yonhap News) South Korea dropped to Croatia 4-0 in a football friendly held Wednesday in London, with...

Updated : 2013.02.07 01:41