All posts tagged "World Cup"

  • 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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  • 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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  • The Son Also Rises

    Korea Defeats Mali 3-1 as Son Heung-min and Lee Chung-yong Shine In Rare Offensive Display   By Kim Tong-hyung Korea manager Hong Myung-bo has complained about the lack of an impact striker. His wide attackers Son Heung-min and...

    • Posted October 15, 2013
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