The Korea Herald

Coach for struggling football club resigns

Jul 30, 2020

Choi Yong-soo, head coach of the struggling football club FC Seoul, stepped down Thursday. The K League 1 club made the announcement less than 24 hours after FC Seoul were knocked out of the quarter...
Son Heung-min finishes Premier League season with career high in offensive points

Jul 27, 2020

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min has finished his roller coaster of a season with a new career high in attacking points, though he failed to add to the tally in the Premier League ...
Ki Sung-yueng looks forward to fresh start in return to K League's FC Seoul

Jul 22, 2020

Ki Sung-yueng has come home again. And he believes he can regain the form that made him one of the top midfielders to come out of South Korea. Ki was reintroduced as the member of FC Seoul in the K ...
No upsets as big league clubs advance in nat'l football tournament

Jul 16, 2020

When the dust settled following eight knockout matches at the nation's largest football tournament, there were no upsets. Top-flight clubs that took on lower-tier opponents all advanced to the quart...
Tottenham's Son Heung-min scores in 2nd straight match

Jul 16, 2020

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min has scored in his second straight match. Son opened the scoring against Newcastle United in the Spurs' 3-1 victory in Premier League action at St....
Ulsan return to top of K League, keep focus on bigger fish to fry

Jul 13, 2020

The view from the top is always nice, but Ulsan Hyundai FC understand there is still a lot of football left this season. Ulsan returned to first place in the K League 1 table following a 3-1 victory...
Tottenham's Son Heung-min scores, sets up winner to join exclusive club

Jul 13, 2020

Son Heung-min has reached yet another milestone in the Premier League. Son scored a goal and set up the winner in Tottenham Hotspur's 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London ...
Jeonbuk's lead at top shrinks after rare loss in K League

Jul 6, 2020

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors saw their lead at the top of the K League 1 table shrink to just one point over the weekend, following a combination of their rare loss and a victory by their biggest rival clu...
Pro football league pushes back July 10 target for return of fans

Jul 2, 2020

With a spike in local infections of the novel coronavirus, the South Korean football league will not be able to reopen its stadiums on July 10 as it had hoped, a league official said Thursday. The 2...
K League's Ulsan acquire veteran fullback Hong Chul

Jul 1, 2020

South Korean football title hopefuls Ulsan Hyundai FC announced Wednesday they've acquired veteran fullback Hong Chul. The K League 1 club signed the South Korean international from Suwon Samsung Bl...
Last-place football club scraps plans for reunion with cancer-stricken ex-coach

Jun 30, 2020

Incheon United, the last-place club in the top division South Korean football league, will not bring back their cancer-stricken former head coach Yoo Sang-chul after all. Team officials said Tuesday...
No changes at top and bottom of K League 1 table after wild weekend

Jun 29, 2020

When the dust settled after the weekend, there were no changes at the top and the bottom of the table in South Korean football. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors blanked Ulsan Hyundai FC 2-0 on Sunday in a bat...
S. Korean U-19 men's football team to open training camp next week

Jun 9, 2020

The South Korean men's under-19 football team will open training camp next week in preparation for an upcoming continental tournament, becoming the first national football squad to work out during th...
Brazilian striker voted K League's top player for May

Jun 8, 2020

Ulsan Hyundai FC's Brazilian forward Junior has been voted the top player for the month of May in South Korean football. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Monday that Junio...
K League inks deals for overseas promotion

Jun 8, 2020

Korea Professional Football League said it has signed a contract with two European platforms specializing in soccer content -- 433 and COPA90 -- to promote its sporting events abroad. Based in the N...