All posts tagged "World Cup"

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    Korea’s New World Cup Uniform Unveiled

    ▲Korea’s national football team manager Hong Myung-bo, right, talks about the team’s new uniform was unveiled Thursday at Gwanghwamun in Seoul ahead of the Brazil World Cup. (Yonhap)   ◎History of Korean World Cup football uniform

    • Posted February 28, 2014
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  • Alarmed by his team’s lack of offensive production as the World Cup finals near, Korea’s national football team manager Hong Myung-bo has decided to add Watford forward Park Chu-young to his squad. (Yonhap)
    Park Chu-young back in World Cup mix

    By Kim Tong-hyung A disappointing European football career looks to be winding down for Korean forward Park Chu-young, now reduced to a benchwarmer in the English second division. But he is significantly more valuable to Korean national...

    • Posted February 19, 2014
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  • The decision is final. Park Ji-sung, middle, will not be teaming up with Ki Sung-yeung and Lee Chung-young again. (Korea Times file)
    No Park-ing

    Park Ji-sung won’t return for World Cup Park Ji-sung, former captain of the South Korean men’s national football team, won’t return for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the team’s head coach said Friday. Hong Myung-bo,...

    • Posted February 14, 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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    Hong-Klinsmann ‘Grudge Match’

    They meet again 20-years later, this time as managers      By Lee Kyutae “Yes, (Jurgen) Klinsmann scored two goals. Against my defense.” South Korean National Soccer Team’s manager Hong Myung-bo admitted to that much and laughed,...

    • Posted January 31, 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 vs. Costa Rica match in L.A. is getting a lot of interest from the Hispanic community also as both nations' flags are hanging outside of one local soccer shop. (Park Sang-hyuk)
    Korea vs. Costa Rica TODAY in L.A.

    5 p.m. at Memorial Coliseum    South Korea will play its first international football match of 2014 today against Costa Rica on Saturday in Los Angeles. It’s the first of three contests scheduled against FIFA World Cup participants...

    • Posted January 25, 2014
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