COVID-19: The Pandemic’s Effect on Korean Football Thus Far
In an ideal world, we, at the Tavern, would be recapping the KNT’s World Cup Qualifier against Turkmenistan right now. The Taegeuk Warriors would also […]
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A Few Words about Son Heung-min: Accolades yet Room to Grow
It’s only a little more than a few words, but I hope you enjoy anyway. Also hope everyone is having an amazing holiday season! Please […]
Opinion: Why Bento Cannot Use Son Heungmin, Hwang Uijo, and Hwang Heechan Together
Three strikers have emerged as Korea’s best offensive options: Son Heung Min, Hwang Uijo, and Hwang Heechan. Son has become a world-class superstar who is […]
Tavern Interview: KICKiT Football
Editor’s Note: This interview is presented in English and the original Korean. Please read it in the language you prefer. Here at the Tavern, one […]
Victory Tour: The Dreams of the Korean Women’s National Team
Editor’s Note: This is the final feature from our exclusive Victory Tour coverage. A huge shoutout to Tavern Contributor Jason Lee for his translations of our interviews with the Korean players. If you like this coverage, please let us know. We hope to bring you more exclusive content with Korean players in the future. When you talk to the Korean women’s national team players, there is a sense of hope for growth. There is a great […]
Monster. Mason. Min Jae.
Back in elementary school my nickname was Big Bird. All my friends called me Big Bird because I was rail thin and I was always […]
Victory Tour: the Rebirth of the Korean Women’s National Team
Editor’s Note: We will have more coverage from the weekend at the Victory Tour this week. I plan to write a feature with quotes from the Korean players once we have translated their interviews from Korean. Please look out […]
2023 Women’s World Cup: Why South Korea’s Bid is Huge
Riding on the enormous success of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup France, FIFA has officially launched the bidding process for the 2023 edition. This […]
Mix Diskerud: The Last Piece of the Puzzle
Last summer, one of the most surprising moves of the K League 2018 summer transfer window was the news that Ulsan Hyundai had signed Mix […]
My Sonny Enigma: When you can’t help but hate a National Hero
Son Heung Min, known to most in the world of Football as Sonny, is not only a national hero in South Korea, but he is […]