All posts tagged "Hong Myung-Bo"

  • Expectations just got higher for Hong Myung-bo. (Yonhap)
    Be careful what you wish for!

    With Korea, Belgium, Russia, and Algeria all screaming for joy after the 2014 World Cup draw, something has to give; A favorable drawing also means there are no excuses for not advancing  By Lee Kyutae   Koreans...

    • Posted December 10, 2013
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  • Korean national football team winger Son Heung-min, left, and striker Kim Shin-wook pass each other during a friendly against Russia at Zabeel Stadium in Dubai, Wednesday (KST). Korea lost 2-1. / Yonhap
    Hong Myung-bo finds critical piece in Kim Shin-wook

      The Korean national soccer team has finished its international friendly schedule for 2013 with a 2-1 loss to Russia in Dubai. However, Hong Myung-bo, who replaced a hapless Choi Kang-hee as manager in June, did not come...

    • Posted November 20, 2013
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  • Korean players couldn't hide their disappointment. (Yonhap)
    Korean soccer ends the year on a losing note

    Hong Myung-bo’s squad falls to Russian side with only two starters 2-1 Korean soccer ended the the year on a losing note, as they fell to Russia 2-1 in Dubai on Tuesday. At UAE’s Zabeel Stadium, it took...

    • Posted November 19, 2013
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  • National football team manager Hong Myung-bo
    Korean national team’s frontline experiment continues

    Hong contemplates how to use striker Kim Shin-wook against Russia By Jung Min-ho Let’s get one thing straight: Korea doesn’t have a true, match-winner who can dictate defenses and single-handedly carry the team on world football’s biggest...

    • Posted November 18, 2013
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  • Korean midfielder Lee Chung-yong celebrates after scoring the match-winner in the 86th minute of a football friendly match between Korea and Switzerland at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, Friday. Korea claimed a 2-1 victory in the first clash between the two countries since Switzerland defeated Korea 2-0 in the final Group G match at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. / Yonhap
    Sweet Revenge!

    Korea upsets Swiss in soccer friendly 2-1 Korea stunned Switzerland with a 2-1 victory in a friendly match, erasing an early deficit in a spirited second half. At Seoul World Cup Stadium Bolton Wanderers winger Lee Chung-yong...

    • Posted November 15, 2013
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  • Lee Young-pyo
    Lee retires after illustrious football career

    By Jung Min-ho The long, ceremonial departure of Korea’s golden generation of footballers continued with Lee Young-pyo’s retirement news conference in Seoul on Thursday. The 36-year-old fullback, who in his prime displayed an impressive mix of smarts,...

    • Posted November 14, 2013
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  • Kim Shin-wook, a 1.97-meter forward from Ulsan Hyundai, has joined Korea’s national football team ahead of two friendlies against Switzerland and Russia this month. The news failed to stir excitement among fans because the top scorer of Korea’s domestic league has been unimpressive in international competition. / Yonhap
    Kim Shin-wook gets look as Korea’s lone striker

    By Kim Tong-hyung Sports writers have spent the last couple of years touting Kim Shin-wook as Korean football’s next big thing. He has been that literally, but regrettably not figuratively. Built like a basketball power forward at...

    • Posted November 13, 2013
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