All posts tagged "Manchester United"

  • Manchester United Ambassador Park Ji-sung, left, and Jamie Reigle, Manchester United's managing director for the Asia Pacific, pose with a uniform at a media conference that took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Seoul, Thursday. (Yonhap)
    Park Ji-sung hopeful of S. Korean chances at Asian Cup

    Park Ji-sung began his role as ambassador for Manchester United at a press conference in Seoul, Thursday, and offered some sage advice for the national team.  Park was visiting Seoul as a new ambassador for Manchester United,...

    • Posted November 13, 2014
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    Park Ji-sung returns to Manchester United as ambassador alongside Alex Ferguson

    Park Ji-sung returned to the Old Trafford pitch on Sunday to mark the start of his new role as a Manchester United ambassador, alongside former manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The trailblazing South Korean midfielder won four Premier League...

    • Posted October 5, 2014
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    Ki Sung-yeung strikes early, stuns Man U.

    By Nam Hyun-woo Swansea City midfielder Ki Sung-yueng ruined newly hired Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal’s English Premier League (EPL) debut with his team’s 2-1 win during the 2014-15 season opening match. The 25-year-old scored a...

    • Posted August 18, 2014
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  • Park also announced that he will tie the knot with a former local television personality, Kim Min-ji, left,  on July 27. (Yonhap)
    Park Ji-sung retires

    SUWON (Yonhap) — Park Ji-sung, arguably the most celebrated soccer player in Korean history, retired from the sport on Wednesday at age 33, citing debilitating pain in his surgically repaired right knee. Park, former national team captain and...

    • Posted May 14, 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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  • (AP-Yonhap) Cardiff City midfielder Kim Bo-Kyung, left, leads his teammates in celebration after scoring the equalizer against Manchester United during their match at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, Sunday. (AP)
    Kim Bo-kyung’s first EPL goal stuns Man Utd

    Korean midfielder Kim Bo-kyung save the day for Cardiff City with a dramatic stoppage goal against Manchester United. That was his first goal in the English premier league, as he had joined the club last season before...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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    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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