All posts tagged "Hong Myungbo"

  • After struggling in Arsenal for a long time, forward Park Chu-young made his first appearance for Championship club Watford on Monday (KST), which was his first game action in nearly 100 days. Park needs to prove his value to join Korea’s national squad for the upcoming Brazil World Cup. (Korea Times)
    Park Chu-young debuts for Watford as World Cup talks loom

    By Kim Tong-hyung There was a time, not so long ago, when Park Chu-young was regarded as the future of Korean football. Now, the diminished 29-year-old is struggling to prove he should be part of the present....

    • Posted February 3, 2014
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  • Forward Kim Shin-wook helps up midfielder Park Jong-woo during the Korean national team’s 2-0 loss to the United States in Carson, Calif., Sunday (KST). (Yonhap)
    Two losses expose Korea’s lack of depth

    By Kim Tong-hyung After Korea looked listless in its defeat to the United States in their friendly match in California on Sunday, manager Hong Myung-bo chose to talk about the intangibles. That was understandable given that nothing...

    • Posted February 3, 2014
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  • Oribe Perralta traps, turns, and scores in one motion to give Mexico 1-0 lead. (Yonhap)
    Korean soccer team returns after “unsuccessful” trip to U.S.

    (Yonhap) After completing an unsuccessful training camp in the buildup to the FIFA World Cup, the South Korean men’s national football team returned home from the United States on Monday, with players vowing to improve themselves in their...

    • Posted February 3, 2014
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  • Mexico national soccer team coach Miguel Herrera(left), Korea national soccer team coach Hong Myungbo(right). (Yonhap)
    S. Korea – Mexico square off today

    Fresh off a win over Costa Rica, the South Korean men’s national football team will face an even bigger test against Mexico on Wednesday. South Korea, ranked 53rd, will go up against the 21st-ranked Mexico at 6...

    • Posted January 29, 2014
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  • Kim Shin-wook, left, will look to score against Mexico next. (Yonhap)
    Next Up: Mexico

    Korean National Soccer team to play in San Antonio, Texas today By Kim Young-jin The Hong Myung-bo-led national football squad will continue its search for the right chemistry in San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday, when they face off...

    • Posted January 28, 2014
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  • Korea manager Hong Myung-bo, left, talks with forward Kim Shin-wook during the national football team’s practice session in Los Angeles, Thursday (KST). (Yonhap)
    Reserved Park-ing?

    Korean manager Hong Myung-bo keeps Park Ji-sung in discussion as he prepares for Saturday’s match in L.A. against Costa Rica By Kwon Ji-youn Korean national football team coach Hong Myung-bo is eager to get his men off...

    • Posted January 23, 2014
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  • Park Ji Sung of Eindhoven during the Champions League match between PSV and AC Milan in Eindhoven, Netherlands on August 20, 2013 (yonhap)
    Report: Park Ji-sung’s return ‘possible’ in March

    Former national men’s football team captain Park Ji-sung could return to play in one of South Korea’s tune-up matches ahead of this year’s FIFA World Cup, the squad’s head coach said Thursday. On the sidelines of the...

    • Posted January 17, 2014
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