All posts tagged "soccer"

  • song jong-gug
    Ex-soccer star Song Jong-gug files for 2nd divorce

    Ex-South Korean national team soccer player Song Jong-gug is getting divorced for the second time. He and his second wife Park Ip-seon agreed to go their separate ways, according to various reports Tuesday. The 36-year-old played a key...

    • Posted October 6, 2015
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  • South Korea's Son Heung-min celebrates scoring a hat-trick against Laos during the Asian zone Group G qualifying soccer match for the 2018 World Cup at  Hwaseong Sports Complex Main Stadium in Hwaseong, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. South Korea won 8-0.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Son Heung-min to miss S. Korea’s World Cup qualifier with foot injury

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min will miss South Korea’s upcoming World Cup qualifier against Kuwait with a foot injury, the sport’s national federation said Friday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said it will not...

    • Posted October 2, 2015
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  • Dortmund's scorer Park Joo-ho, right, celebrates with teammate Adrian Ramos after his decisive goal during his Europa League group C match against FC Krasnodar in Dortmund, Germany, Thursday. (AP)
    Son Heung-min gets all the headlines, but Park Joo-ho is not far behind

    The move of Son Heung-min to Tottenham Hotspur at the end of August for a record fee of around $33 million made plenty of headlines in Korea and around the world. It was significant for a number...

    • Posted September 30, 2015
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  • shm
    Son Heung-min delights Tottenham by scoring two goals

    By Brian Han Tottenham Spurs’ forward Son Heung-min made sure the $33.8 million transfer fee paid by his new team was worth it on Thursday in a match against FK Qarabag. Son scored two goals within minutes,...

    • Posted September 17, 2015
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  • Leverkusen's Son Heung-min (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
    Tottenham Hotspur says Son Heung-min officially granted work permit

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Tottenham Hotspur announced on Tweeter on Wednesday that South Korean footballer Son Heung-min has been granted a work permit, completing his transfer to the English Premier League. Son “has been granted a work permit...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • ki
    S. Korea wins in Lebanon for the first time 3-0

    For their third consecutive victory in the regional World Cup soccer qualifying tournament  SIDON, Lebanon (Yonhap) — South Korea defeated Lebanon 3-0 on Tuesday for their third consecutive victory in the regional World Cup qualifying tournament, a...

    • Posted September 8, 2015
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  • South Korea's Son Heung-min celebrates scoring a hat-trick against Laos during the Asian zone Group G qualifying soccer match for the 2018 World Cup at  Hwaseong Sports Complex Main Stadium in Hwaseong, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. South Korea won 8-0.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Son Heung-min registers hat-trick as South Korea wallops Laos 8-0

    HWASEONG, South Korea (Yonhap) — The newest Tottenham Hotspur Son Heung-min scored his first international hat trick, as merciless South Korea beat up on Laos 8-0 in their World Cup qualifier at home Thursday for their second...

    • Posted September 3, 2015
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