All posts tagged "Korean football"

  • 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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  • 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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