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  FIFA likely to punish Chung Mong-joon for alleged vote trading

  LONDON (Yonhap) — FIFA will likely mete out punishment on South Korean FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon for alleged vote trading in a World Cup bid, Chung’s aide told reporters in London Tuesday. Chung traveled to the...

  • Posted October 7, 2015
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  ‘Change with Chung’: South Korean announces bid to run for FIFA president

  PARIS (AP) — Announcing his bid to run for FIFA president, Chung Mong-Joon pledged to help the governing body clean itself up if he gets elected. Speaking at a news conference in Paris on Monday, the South...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  Sepp Blatter deserves the Nobel Prize, Vladimir Putin says

  MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin and Sepp Blatter just can’t stop praising each other. The Russian president, speaking with Swiss TV on Monday, said the embattled head of FIFA deserves a Nobel Prize for his work. Two...

  • Posted July 28, 2015
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  Chung to announce candidacy for FIFA presidency next month

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former FIFA Vice President Chung Mong-joon plans to officially announce his candidacy for president of soccer’s world governing body during a visit to Europe next month. FIFA has settled on Feb. 26...

  • Posted July 24, 2015
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  French fried: S. Korea crashes out of FIFA Women’s World Cup

  MONTREAL, June 21 (Yonhap) — South Korea crashed out of the FIFA Women’s World Cup with a 3-0 loss to France in the round of 16 on Sunday. France scored twice in the first eight minutes en...

  • Posted June 21, 2015
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  S. Korea to open FIFA Women’s World Cup against Brazil today

  (Yonhap) — South Korea will open the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup against Brazil in Montreal today, hoping to earn its maiden victory at the top women’s competition against the favored opponent. The kickoff of the Group...

  • Posted June 9, 2015
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  Ex-FIFA VP Chung considers running for FIFA president

  SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) — Former FIFA vice president Chung Mong-joon said Wednesday he is considering running for the world’s top football job, hours after the embattled Sepp Blatter announced his resignation as head of the scandal-ridden...

  • Posted June 3, 2015
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