Things we learned from Toulon 2018
The 2018 toulon tournament has concluded, and South Korea placed 11th out of 12 teams after taking 3 straight losses in the group stage. From […]
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Toulon Cup recap: Korea U19 1-2 Togo U21
I bet most of you have seen videos floating around of Lee Kangin’s goal vs. Togo in the 4th minute – both Korean and Valencian […]
2018 Toulon Tournament: South Korea U19 1-4 France U21
Roughly 24 hours before the senior NT match vs. Honduras the young Taeguk Warriors played their first game of the 2018 Toulon Cup, a annual […]
17 for 2017: Rising Stars of 2017
Rising stars of 2017 After the successful ‘rising stars’ post in 2015, we decided to include another short ‘risings stars’ post this year. We will […]
17 for 2017: From Barcelona to Verona, Girona, and Tripoli – The End of the Barca Boys –
It comes with great sorrow that I cover one of the saddest things that have happened in 2017 – the official end of the Barca […]
Late KPA in Europe Roundup + Lee Kang-In MVP Cotif Tourney (video highlights)
Happy Independence Day! Happy Gwangbokjeol! Korea celebrates 72 years to the day they became free of the chains of Japanese colonialism. The horrible years of […]
Is This The End of the Road for the Barca Boys?
Korea’s three Barca Boys, in the La Masia academy – Jang Gyeolhee, Paik Seungho and Lee Seungwoo – may soon be no more. The youngest […]
Your Move, FIFA – Racism at U20 World Cup
This happened at the U20 World Cup a few days ago: You saw that right. Uruguayan midfielder and Real Madrid Castilla prospect Federico Valverde gave […]
Korea bows out to Portugal in U20 World Cup Round of 16
Korea 1:3 Portugal. One team were ascending, in group play lost, drawn, then winning in a comeback. The other started spectacularly but lost the last group […]
“We Know Portugal”: Korea meet old foe in U-20 World Cup Round of 16
This is it. Knockout stage. No more formation experiments*. For Korea to advance deeper into the U20 World Cup, the path goes through Portugal (who […]